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User reports inability to fully disable Siri and related services on macOS 27
Key points
- Siri disabled in Settings and Screen Time.
- Siri and Apple Intelligence services disabled via debloat script.
- "Siri AI.app" process still running after restart.
- User expresses concern about privacy and control.
Persistent Siri Process on macOS 27
A user on Hacker News reported encountering a persistent "Siri AI.app" process running in Activity Monitor on macOS 27. This occurred despite the user having disabled Siri through the Settings app and its extensions via Screen Time settings.
Further attempts to disable Siri-related and Apple Intelligence services were made using a third-party debloating script. However, upon restarting the system, the "Siri AI.app" process was still observed as active.
Privacy Concerns and Comparison to Microsoft Recall
The user expressed concern that these "features," along with Apple's "Personal Context," bear resemblance to Microsoft's controversial Recall feature. The inability to fully disable these services raises questions about user privacy and control over data processing on their devices.
The post seeks to determine if other users have experienced similar issues and if it is genuinely impossible to completely deactivate Siri, Siri AI, Apple Intelligence, and all associated services and features on macOS 27.
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Reporting from
A user on Hacker News reported that despite multiple attempts to disable Siri and Apple Intelligence features through system settings and third-party debloating scripts, a "Siri AI.app" process remained active on macOS 27. This raises concerns about user control over privacy-related features, drawing parallels to Microsoft's Recall.