iCloud grabbing VCF metadata and inserting in notes and other Contacts fields
I created a vcd in outlook. Saved it as a VCF. Opened the VCF on my Mac. A day or two later what looks like metadata is appearing in some (maybe all) of the contacts I opened on my Mac. This metadata was not visible on the initial import. Only hours to days later. It is a serious bug in Apple's contacts. 3rd party vendors say Apple is aware of the issue but in typical Apple fashion, not admitting it, nor addressing why it is happening nor when it will be fixed.
Here is an example of the metadata I mentioned above:
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6