“The PCC node is designed to safeguard user data and enforce that it is not retained once request processing is complete.”
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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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We may continue to retain some information even after you delete your account if we are required to do so in order to comply with applicable laws.
We store the information we collect for as long as it is necessary for the purpose(s) for which we originally collected it.
We will promptly destroy personal information at the end of the retention period, as described above. When we destroy personal information, we do so in a way that prevents that information from being restored or reconstructed.
"The PCC node is designed to safeguard user data and enforce that it is not retained once request processing is complete.Excerpt from Apple Intelligence's Apple Private Cloud Compute Security Guide
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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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