Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier
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Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 117 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Nov 7, 23:24 UTC. It is #2 right now, holding steady at #2 over the last 6 checks.
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At one point in my life, I would've found this data fascinating (if it were opt-in, perhaps)! Now, I find it exhausting. A similar discussion came up recently with Siri Recap[1], where some expressed how useful they thought it was and that, as a party to the conversations it summarizes, there was very little moral or…
> What if I told you that every Mac since 2022 ships a pair of daemons whose only purpose in life is to build a graph about you and the people around you: who you are, who you know, how those people are related to you and to each other, how you communicate with them, where you go, with whom, what you do and when. I…
"Privacy means people know what they're signing up for, in plain English and repeatedly... Ask them. Ask them every time. Let them know precisely what you're going to do with their data." – Steve Jobs (2010) __ moderators: "Let's talk about privacy, sorry Mark, who is here..." Jobs: "We've always had a very different…
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Yes. As of Nov 8, 15:39 UTC it is #2, holding steady at #2 over the last 6 checks.
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 23:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (117 checks) since.
738 points and 391 comments; submitted by infwhispers on Nov 7, 2026.