“A cryptographic technique for retrieving data from servers outside the PCC trust boundary without revealing which records were accessed.”
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This technique ensures that even servers outside the PCC trust boundary cannot learn which records a user retrieved, preserving access-pattern privacy beyond the PCC perimeter.
Interpretive note: The excerpt describes the technique by its function but does not name it (e.g., Private Information Retrieval). The clause is descriptive of a capability rather than a binding obligation. Confidence is medium because the excerpt reads as a technical description rather than a design requirement or guarantee.
Apple Intelligence's use of this cryptographic technique means that servers outside PCC's trust boundary cannot determine which records were accessed on your behalf.
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"A cryptographic technique for retrieving data from servers outside the PCC trust boundary without revealing which records were accessed.Excerpt from Apple Intelligence's Apple Private Cloud Compute Security Guide
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This technique ensures that even servers outside the PCC trust boundary cannot learn which records a user retrieved, preserving access-pattern privacy beyond the PCC perimeter.
Apple Intelligence's use of this cryptographic technique means that servers outside PCC's trust boundary cannot determine which records were accessed on your behalf.
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