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Why is Safari still tracking "Screen Time" data when the feature is turned off?

Why is Safari still tracking "Screen Time" data when the feature is turned off?


 I have Screen Time completely turned off in my System Settings, but I noticed that Safari is still actively categorizing and storing data under a "Screen Time" label.


If I go to Safari > Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data, I can see "Screen Time" listed under individual websites (like google.com).


If the feature is genuinely off, why is the system still actively tracking and labeling this data in the background? Clicking "Remove" only clears the view temporarily, but the underlying process clearly continues to run.


Has anyone found a way to actually disable this background tracking completely, or is this a known issue with how the system handles these files?


Im using an M2 Pro Mac mini with Golden Gate 27.0

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