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My macOS setup

ℹ️ Enable iCloud end-to-end encryption:

  • Nobody knows that, but iCloud actually supports end-to-end encryption (see “Advanced Data Protection for iCloud”) but it’s disabled by default. If you care about data privacy, you should turn it on.
    • System settingsApple IDiCloud → Set Advanced Data Protection to On.
    • System settingsApple IDiCloud → Disable Access iCloud Data on the Web.
  • It supports almost all the native Apple apps, with the notable exceptions of iCloud Mail, Contacts, and Calendars. See official data protection matrix for more info.

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FWIW: I (@rondy) am not the creator of the content shared here, which is an excerpt from Edmond Lau's book. I simply copied and pasted it from another location and saved it as a personal note, before it gained popularity on news.ycombinator.com. Unfortunately, I cannot recall the exact origin of the original source, nor was I able to find the author's name, so I am can't provide the appropriate credits.


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