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gspe19-2-ssl.ls.apple.com

classified as first-party · 2

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Anthropic Claude — first-party

gspe19-2-ssl.ls.apple.com is a subdomain of apple.com and appears to be Apple's own location/geo services infrastructure ('ls' hosts are used by Apple location services), so for Apple's own Maps app this is a first-party contact to the app operator's own servers. The label field shows nothing declared, but Apple Maps is a preinstalled system app with no third-party store label supplied here, and a first-party functional endpoint does not by itself imply an undeclared data flow; I cannot verify the specific payload or the exact role of this host.

OpenAI — first-party

The domain is under apple.com and is most likely an Apple-operated service endpoint for Apple Maps. No evidence provided establishes a data flow beyond the app's label, so undisclosed cannot be determined.

Google Gemini — first-party

The domain is owned by Apple and hosts infrastructure for Apple Location Services, making this a first-party connection for the Apple Maps app. Functional first-party network traffic for core app features does not indicate undisclosed data sharing.

Apps measured contacting this domain

AppLabel gapDonationsContactsSeen
com.apple.Maps75542026-07-28 → 2026-07-30
Messages7292026-07-28 → 2026-07-30
com.apple.mobileslideshow7272026-07-28 → 2026-07-30
Fly Delta7102026-07-28 → 2026-07-30
ChatGPT662026-07-29 → 2026-07-30
Booking.com: Hotels & Travel442026-07-28 → 2026-07-29
OpenTable442026-07-28 → 2026-07-29
Expedia: Hotels, Flights, Cars442026-07-28 → 2026-07-29
trivago: Compare hotel prices442026-07-28 → 2026-07-29

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