Apple reportedly collects location and search data via Mac's Spotlight feature.



From ArsTechnica:

“When you use Spotlight, your search queries, the Spotlight Suggestions you select, and related usage data will be sent to Apple,” the company’s “About Spotlight & Privacy” document states. “If you have Location Services on your device turned on, when you make a search query to Spotlight the location of your device at that time will be sent to Apple.”

While the behavior is publicly noted in the Apple’s terms of service, most consumers will not have read those documents, according to Fix-MacOSX.com. Ashkan Soltani, an independent researcher and consultant, confirmed the behavior, labeling it “probably the worst example of ‘privacy by design’ I’ve seen yet.”

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