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How to Limit What Apple’s New Siri AI Can Access in iOS 27

Published September 18, 2026 · EFF Deeplinks

EFF walks through the privacy tradeoffs of Apple's revamped, AI-driven Siri in its latest mobile OS, which merges with Spotlight and by default can reach into Notes, Messages, email and other Apple apps, plus third-party apps that opt in. Some requests are handled on the device while others are routed to Apple's Private Cloud Compute servers, with little visible indication of which is happening. The piece offers settings advice so users can restrict what the assistant is allowed to see and use.

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