Apple issues a statement describing the restrictions it places on the collection of customer data. Responding to concerns that Apple was automatically collecting user location and search query data through its latest Mac operating system, the company issued a statement clarifying its customer data collection policies.

Customers began expressing privacy concerns about the revamped version of Spotlight search that was included in the release. The tool, which offers Google search suggestions, as well as its own Spotlight suggestions, raised the suspicion of users when Apple issued a warning on a support page.