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1. parable · 1790015646 · focus · HN ↗

   Is it possible to block Apple Intelligence from sending data over the Internet via Little Snitch? I would assume it is, but I'm not sure if anything significant has changed in macOS 27 that makes this impossible now. I don't really mind the local features - I'd rather they stay disabled, but it's not the end of the world - but I really don't want any data leaving my Mac.

   1. reaperducer · 1790017123 · focus · HN ↗

      Is it possible to block Apple Intelligence from sending data over the Internet via Little Snitch?

      Short answer: Maybe, but I've never tried it.

      Little Snitch is aware of various system-level network connections, but I don't know if they're granular enough to block the AI only.

      1. parable · 1790052406 · focus · HN ↗

         I don't really care if anything else gets blocked as a side effect, except for Find My. As far as I know, `fmfd` and `findmydeviced` are the binaries responsible for that feature, so if I whitelist those binaries I should be fine.

         Through my own usage of Little Snitch, it appears that all the iCloud-related features use individual binaries and that iCloud connections go to specific hosts for specific use cases (e.g. pxxx-contacts.icloud.com, pxxx-quota.icloud.com, pxxx-caldav.icloud.com). I'd assume the AI features are the same - specific hosts and binaries that I can block.

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