The article says "opt-in" many times, but my experience as an Apple user, with many devices, is that Apple automatically opts you into analytics, and you have to opt out.
The article says "opt-in" many times, but my experience as an Apple user, with many devices, is that Apple automatically opts you into analytics, and you have to opt out.
They ask you every time you setup a new device / upgrade the OS whether you want to share analytics or not.
It is opt-in but you just need to click a single checkbox:
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/3705482/142927547-...
That looks to me like Apple opts you in, and you have to opt out.
Yes just clarifying that you are re-asked every time you upgrade your OS.
So it's not like Apple is just quietly opting you in.
I just got a new MacBook and I felt reasonably inundated with requests to opt in to things.