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В кластер входят документы, критикующие конкретно методы сбора данных и ограничения прав собственности в продуктах Apple, и не входят документы о пользователях Android или общих проблемах предустановленного ПО.
Общие признаки: телеметрия и сбор данных, нарушение приватности, ограничение контроля пользователя, экосистема Apple (macOS, iOS)
Группа выше: Телеметрия операционных систем и устройств
Смысл: The text argues that Apple has incrementally eroded user privacy and ownership of their hardware by implementing mandatory, unencrypted telemetry and restricting OS modifications, effectively turning the computer into a tool that serves a remote master.
Apple's macOS sends unencrypted data about app usage to its servers, creating a surveillance risk that is increasingly difficult to block on new M1 hardware.
Смысл: The main idea is that Apple has integrated deep-level telemetry into macOS (specifically from Big Sur onwards) that bypasses user-installed security tools, effectively ending user privacy and digital ownership on the platform.
Modern macOS versions implement systemic tracking and telemetry that bypasses VPNs and firewalls, granting Apple and government agencies deep insight into user behavior.
Смысл: The author uses a GDPR data request to expose the discrepancy between Apple's public claims of minimalism in data collection and the reality of its massive, long-term data retention and profiling practices.
An analysis of a GDPR data dump reveals that Apple collects and retains far more user data and behavioral telemetry than its public privacy policy suggests.