Apple would like your help improving the quality and performance of its products and services. With Mac OS X v10.6.3 and later, Mac OS X can automatically collect diagnostic and usage information from your Mac and send it to Apple for analysis. The information is sent only with your explicit consent, and is submitted anonymously to Apple. You can choose to send these reports automatically or manually if one of these diagnostic events occurs: An application quits unexpectedly You choose to force an application to quit A system error occurs that requires you to restart your computer Diagnostic and usage reports may include the following information: Details about application or system not responding, application unexpectedly quitting, or kernel panics Information about events on your computer (for example, whether a certain function, such as waking your computer, was successful or not) Usage information (for example, data about how you use Apple and third-party software, hardware, and services) All reports will contain your computer’s hardware and software specifications, including information about devices connected to your computer and the versions of the operating system and applications you’re using on your computer. You can enhance diagnostic reports by adding additional comments describing your actions when the issue occurred. When the diagnostic dialog appears, simply click the disclosure triangle and enter your comments in the provided field. Anonymous reporting All diagnostic and usage information is collected and sent to Apple anonymously. None of the information submitted identifies you personally.
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