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Apple sends tens of megabytes of telemetry from first network connection and regularly: https://sneak.berlin/20210202/macos-11.2-network-privacy/ https://sneak
by mixmastamyk 8mo ago
Apple sends tens of megabytes of telemetry from first network connection and regularly:
https://sneak.berlin/20210202/macos-11.2-network-privacy/ https://sneak.berlin/20210202/macos-11.2-network-privacy/
None of this able to be turned off, the boot volume is read-only. Can only be deactivated by jumping through hoops.
- not_kurt_godel 8mo agoYeah, that stuff is not great by any means either. Still, it's not as bad as Windows's telemetry, and it's not OS-native advertising like Windows, and it can be substantially mitigated with firewall software (call it a bit of tinkering, if you will).
- mixmastamyk 8mo agoOther than obvious advertising, it is not proven that it is not as bad. Firewall software is often bypassed by design on macos/windows. Further, data is logged so even an external firewall is not foolproof, as the first time you connect to another wifi the data is sent. It's almost as if they demand the data, and won't be denied it.