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===User Privacy===

There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Apple Privacy Policy |url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Apple}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to Windows, it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherback |first=Ty |date=24 Dec 2024 |title=Apple Intelligence is a flop |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=XDA Developers}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Dan |date=12 Feb 2026 |title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Katharine |date=18 Mar 2024 |title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? |url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Stanford University}}</ref>

There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Apple Privacy Policy |url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Apple}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherback |first=Ty |date=24 Dec 2024 |title=Apple Intelligence is a flop |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=XDA Developers}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Dan |date=12 Feb 2026 |title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Katharine |date=18 Mar 2024 |title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? |url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Stanford University}}</ref>

Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Barbara |date=8 Mar 2026 |title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=CNBC}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Chia |first=Osmond |date=9 Oct 2025 |title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Jason |date=26 Jun 2024 |title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=EFF}}</ref>

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 ===User Privacy===
-There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Apple Privacy Policy |url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Apple}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to Windows, it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherback |first=Ty |date=24 Dec 2024 |title=Apple Intelligence is a flop |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=XDA Developers}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Dan |date=12 Feb 2026 |title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Katharine |date=18 Mar 2024 |title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? |url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Stanford University}}</ref>
+There are fewer reports of Apple selling user data than Windows, however Apple’s TOS states that they will share user data with third-parties for various reasons.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Apple Privacy Policy |url=https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Apple}}</ref> Since macOS has an unintentionally less [[Bloatware|bloated]] integration of artificial intelligence compared to [[Windows]], it is more private and secure against both cloud and local model threats and security vulnerabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sherback |first=Ty |date=24 Dec 2024 |title=Apple Intelligence is a flop |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-apple-intelligence-flop/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=XDA Developers}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Dan |date=12 Feb 2026 |title=These 4 critical AI vulnerabilities are being exploited faster than defenders can respond |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/ai-security-threats-2026-overview/ |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=ZDNET}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Katharine |date=18 Mar 2024 |title=Privacy in an AI Era: How Do We Protect Our Personal Information? |url=https://hai.stanford.edu/news/privacy-ai-era-how-do-we-protect-our-personal-information |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=Stanford University}}</ref>
 Also due to recent legislation mandating operating system providers to verify user age, Apple will be trusted with high amounts of sensitive user data such as credit cards and government-issued IDs.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Barbara |date=8 Mar 2026 |title=Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/08/social-media-child-safety-internet-ai-surveillance.html |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=CNBC}}</ref> Following this legislation, Apple faces the possibility of a data breach similar to social media platforms like [[Discord]], exposing the sensitive information of users.<ref> {{Cite web |last=Chia |first=Osmond |date=9 Oct 2025 |title=ID photos of 70,000 users may have been leaked, Discord says |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8jmzd972leo |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref> {{Cite web |last=Kelley |first=Jason |date=26 Jun 2024 |title=Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws |url=https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/06/hack-age-verification-company-shows-privacy-danger-social-media-laws |access-date=9 Mar 2026 |website=EFF}}</ref>