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Adriana Lee, ReadWriteWeb
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 2:52am

How To Stop Apple From Tracking You In Mac OS X Yosemite

Not comfortable in Apple's Spotlight? Here's how to exit, stage left. The latest version of Apple's operating software for its Mac computers, OS X Yosemite, turns out to be just a bit leaky where some of your personal information is concerned. Yosemite, it turns out, is configured by default to send local-search terms and your location information back to Apple and its third-party search partners.See also: What's Apple Going To Do With All Its Loose Ends?Apple acknowledged that it does glean some information from Spotlight, the Mac's built-in search tool for finding files in your computer or conducting online searches.

 

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