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How to turn on Siri on macOS without sending your Contacts to Apple

To use Siri on macOS, there’s a requirement to send Apple your contacts. Here’s how to avoid handing that data over to Apple.

How to enable Siri without sending your Contacts to Apple.

If you have enabled Siri in System Settings in macOS, you may have noticed an alert that warns you turning Siri on will result in macOS sending your contacts, location, and voice data to Apple.

This is a ridiculous requirement by Apple, and in fact it flies in the face of Apple’s claims of respecting user privacy. For obvious reasons, you might not want all your contacts sent to Apple.

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