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The clause defines and limits the categories of metadata Apple collects about PCC requests, bounding the scope of data collection.
When you use Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence collects only limited metadata about your request, not its content.
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"When your device sends a request to Private Cloud Compute, Apple only collects limited information about the request, such as the approximate size of the request and response, which features are used for the request, and how long the request takes to complete.Excerpt from Apple Intelligence's Privacy Report
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The clause defines and limits the categories of metadata Apple collects about PCC requests, bounding the scope of data collection.
When you use Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence collects only limited metadata about your request, not its content.
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