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Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier

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738
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391
Submitted by
infwhispers
Posted
Nov 7, 2026
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Trending history

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.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 10:5218:0401:1508:2715:39 Nov 7, 10:52 UTC · #28Nov 7, 11:07 UTC · #26Nov 7, 11:22 UTC · #24Nov 7, 11:37 UTC · #21Nov 7, 11:52 UTC · #17Nov 7, 12:07 UTC · #15Nov 7, 12:22 UTC · #12Nov 7, 12:37 UTC · #10Nov 7, 12:52 UTC · #10Nov 7, 13:07 UTC · #9Nov 7, 13:09 UTC · #9Nov 7, 13:24 UTC · #9Nov 7, 13:39 UTC · #8Nov 7, 13:54 UTC · #7Nov 7, 14:09 UTC · #7Nov 7, 14:24 UTC · #7Nov 7, 14:39 UTC · #6Nov 7, 14:54 UTC · #7Nov 7, 15:09 UTC · #7Nov 7, 15:24 UTC · #7Nov 7, 15:39 UTC · #7Nov 7, 15:54 UTC · #7Nov 7, 16:09 UTC · #7Nov 7, 16:24 UTC · #6Nov 7, 16:39 UTC · #5Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · #5Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · #5Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · #5Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · #5Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · #4Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · #4Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · #4Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · #4Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · #4Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · #4Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · #4Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · #4Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · #4Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · #3Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · #3Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · #3Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · #4Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · #4Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · #3Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · #3Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · #3Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · #3Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · #3Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · #3Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · #3Nov 7, 23:09 UTC · #3Nov 7, 23:24 UTC · #2Nov 7, 23:39 UTC · #2Nov 7, 23:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 00:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 00:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 00:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 00:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 01:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 01:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 01:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 01:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 02:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 02:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 02:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 02:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 03:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 03:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 03:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 03:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 04:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 04:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 04:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 04:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 05:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 05:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 05:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 05:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 06:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 06:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 06:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 06:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 07:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 07:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 07:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 07:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 08:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 08:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 08:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 08:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 09:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 09:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 09:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 09:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 10:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 10:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 10:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 10:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 11:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 11:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 11:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 11:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 12:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 12:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 12:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 12:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 14:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · #2Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · #2Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · #2Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · #2Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · #2

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

0258516782 10:5218:0401:1508:2715:39 Nov 7, 10:52 UTC · 4Nov 7, 11:07 UTC · 22Nov 7, 11:22 UTC · 45Nov 7, 11:37 UTC · 65Nov 7, 11:52 UTC · 97Nov 7, 12:07 UTC · 125Nov 7, 12:22 UTC · 149Nov 7, 12:37 UTC · 163Nov 7, 12:52 UTC · 174Nov 7, 13:07 UTC · 185Nov 7, 13:09 UTC · 185Nov 7, 13:24 UTC · 202Nov 7, 13:39 UTC · 221Nov 7, 13:54 UTC · 234Nov 7, 14:09 UTC · 239Nov 7, 14:24 UTC · 251Nov 7, 14:39 UTC · 272Nov 7, 14:54 UTC · 294Nov 7, 15:09 UTC · 310Nov 7, 15:24 UTC · 318Nov 7, 15:39 UTC · 326Nov 7, 15:54 UTC · 335Nov 7, 16:09 UTC · 347Nov 7, 16:24 UTC · 365Nov 7, 16:39 UTC · 377Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · 389Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · 398Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · 405Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · 413Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · 423Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · 430Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · 443Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · 449Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · 456Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · 459Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · 466Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · 471Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · 479Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · 484Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · 488Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · 490Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · 494Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · 498Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · 504Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · 513Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · 518Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · 528Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · 535Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · 541Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · 546Nov 7, 23:09 UTC · 554Nov 7, 23:24 UTC · 555Nov 7, 23:39 UTC · 560Nov 7, 23:54 UTC · 568Nov 8, 00:09 UTC · 573Nov 8, 00:24 UTC · 578Nov 8, 00:39 UTC · 582Nov 8, 00:54 UTC · 585Nov 8, 01:09 UTC · 587Nov 8, 01:24 UTC · 591Nov 8, 01:39 UTC · 597Nov 8, 01:54 UTC · 604Nov 8, 02:09 UTC · 606Nov 8, 02:24 UTC · 607Nov 8, 02:39 UTC · 611Nov 8, 02:54 UTC · 614Nov 8, 03:09 UTC · 618Nov 8, 03:24 UTC · 623Nov 8, 03:39 UTC · 628Nov 8, 03:54 UTC · 633Nov 8, 04:09 UTC · 639Nov 8, 04:24 UTC · 643Nov 8, 04:39 UTC · 644Nov 8, 04:54 UTC · 647Nov 8, 05:09 UTC · 653Nov 8, 05:24 UTC · 658Nov 8, 05:39 UTC · 661Nov 8, 05:54 UTC · 664Nov 8, 06:09 UTC · 667Nov 8, 06:24 UTC · 670Nov 8, 06:39 UTC · 675Nov 8, 06:54 UTC · 677Nov 8, 07:09 UTC · 684Nov 8, 07:24 UTC · 688Nov 8, 07:39 UTC · 689Nov 8, 07:54 UTC · 693Nov 8, 08:09 UTC · 697Nov 8, 08:24 UTC · 700Nov 8, 08:39 UTC · 704Nov 8, 08:54 UTC · 706Nov 8, 09:09 UTC · 712Nov 8, 09:24 UTC · 717Nov 8, 09:39 UTC · 721Nov 8, 09:54 UTC · 723Nov 8, 10:09 UTC · 729Nov 8, 10:24 UTC · 733Nov 8, 10:39 UTC · 736Nov 8, 10:54 UTC · 738Nov 8, 11:09 UTC · 739Nov 8, 11:24 UTC · 741Nov 8, 11:39 UTC · 743Nov 8, 11:54 UTC · 744Nov 8, 12:09 UTC · 749Nov 8, 12:24 UTC · 749Nov 8, 12:39 UTC · 753Nov 8, 12:54 UTC · 756Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · 757Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · 758Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · 762Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · 763Nov 8, 14:09 UTC · 767Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · 769Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · 771Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · 772Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · 776Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · 778Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · 782

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

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…

Questions

Is Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier trending on Hacker News right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 15:39 UTC it is #2, holding steady at #2 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier reached?

#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 23:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Every Mac comes with an (undocumented) family member classifier been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (117 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

738 points and 391 comments; submitted by infwhispers on Nov 7, 2026.