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Understanding Aggregate Trends for Apple Intelligence Using Differential Privacy

(machinelearning.apple.com)
52 points layer8 | 5 comments | 14 Apr 25 20:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.629s | source
1. lapcat ◴[15 Apr 25 00:17 UTC] No.43687723[source]▶
The article says "opt-in" many times, but my experience as an Apple user, with many devices, is that Apple automatically opts you into analytics, and you have to opt out.
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2. LPisGood ◴[15 Apr 25 00:40 UTC] No.43687856[source]▶
I just got a new MacBook and I felt reasonably inundated with requests to opt in to things.
3. threeseed ◴[15 Apr 25 01:12 UTC] No.43688047[source]▶
They ask you every time you setup a new device / upgrade the OS whether you want to share analytics or not.

It is opt-in but you just need to click a single checkbox:

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3705482/142927547-...

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4. lapcat ◴[15 Apr 25 01:21 UTC] No.43688087[source]▶
That looks to me like Apple opts you in, and you have to opt out.
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5. threeseed ◴[15 Apr 25 01:30 UTC] No.43688129{3}[source]▶
Yes just clarifying that you are re-asked every time you upgrade your OS.

So it's not like Apple is just quietly opting you in.