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A design mandate that user data must not be retained after processing eliminates persistent storage as a vector for data exposure or subsequent misuse.
Interpretive note: The excerpt states two related but independent design properties: safeguarding user data generally, and enforcing non-retention after processing. The primary claim is non-retention enforcement; general safeguarding is recorded in omitted_material.
Apple Intelligence's PCC node is designed so that your data is not held after your request is finished processing.
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A design mandate that user data must not be retained after processing eliminates persistent storage as a vector for data exposure or subsequent misuse.
Apple Intelligence's PCC node is designed so that your data is not held after your request is finished processing.
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