[pimlottc]

This could also have something to do with the new feature to detect duplicate photos (added in macOS Ventura) [0]

0: https://support.apple.com/guide/photos/remove-duplicates-pht...

[PartiallyTyped]

I’d be interested to see whether this is checking more than hashes.

[WirelessGigabit]

Hashing can be done locally.

I am increasingly weary of my employer providing me with a device that I need to have on me at all times at home and that is doing all of these outbound connections.