This is something I can’t figure out, because my understanding is that no matter what OS you install, unless you bought your Mac with cash, your serial number and credit card are now connected…and will always be spilling data about you.
Thanks for any advice…I’m wondering if it’s worth it to install a new OS.
To what extent the Apple product is spilling data to Apple, it’s the Apple software doing it, which Linux would mitigate, but depending on which mac you have, it may not even support Linux yet. If anything, you should probably be more paranoid about Windows on modern Intel. The secure enclave shit Windows 11 requires has its own network stack it can use to phone home sans the OS knowing.