Apple's Use of Differential Privacy in iOS 10 is Opt-In

There are elements of Apple's mobile and desktop operating systems that are getting a lot smarter with the upcoming release of iOS 10 and macOS Sierra right out of the gate. However, Apple also wants to make sure that its software keeps getting smarter, especially in things like iMessage, and that's where differential privacy comes in. With it, Apple can learn about the user without directly impacting privacy, by keeping what it learns, and what it still needs to learn, right on the device. In the end, this means that Apple can see its artificial intelligence, including Siri, get better without sacrificing privacy for the end user. As a result of all this, Recode wanted to get a few more bits of information ironed out, so it reached out to Apple to learn what it could.