Oh, *Now* They Tell Us: Apple’s Snooping Deeper Than You Think

Right. So Apple’s new “Intelligence” features? Yeah, turns out they’re vacuuming up a lot more user data than anyone initially let on. Researchers – and it took *researchers*, not Apple being upfront, mind you – discovered the system is pulling in way more from your Photos library, Mail, Safari history, and even stuff like notes and reminders. Apparently “on-device processing” doesn’t mean what you think it does when they’re still sending shit back to their servers for model training.

They claim it’s all anonymized and encrypted, blah, blah, fucking blah. Like that ever stopped anyone from de-anonymizing data before. And the opt-out? Buried in a maze of settings, naturally. They’re making it as easy as possible to just let them hoover up your personal life because “convenience.”

The biggest issue is they’re not being transparent about *what* data is collected and how long it’s stored. It’s a classic move: release the shiny new toy, then slowly reveal the privacy implications after everyone’s already hooked. Honestly, what did you expect from a company that locks down everything so tight you need a goddamn degree to replace a battery?

Don’t be surprised when your targeted ads get even creepier. And don’t come crying to me when Apple starts knowing more about you than your own mother.

Source: Apple Intelligence Is Picking Up More User Data Than Expected, Researcher Finds

Speaking of data grabs, I once had to debug a system where the CEO was forwarding *all* employee emails to his personal Gmail account. Said it was for “market research.” Took me three days and a metric fuckton of packet captures to find it. The guy got fired, but honestly? He wasn’t wrong about how easy it is to get away with this shit if nobody’s looking.

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