Apple has responded to concerns over its practice of listening to Siri recordings by making the feature opt-in only
The Siri news was a PR disaster for the firm, but one that it has handled well. Aswhen Apple released an emergency fix for iOS following the reintroduction of a security issue, everyone makes mistakes. Ethical hacker John Opdenakker says Apple’s move was “necessary."
Independent security researcher Sean Wright agrees, but he expresses concerns more generally about the collection of audio. “I guess there will always be some element of risk using these voice-based services since the microphone will often be in an always listening mode and could potentially capture any conversations that you have.”
So, should you opt into Siri recordings? Probably not, if you value your privacy. “Even though the recordings will only be listened to by Apple’s own employees, I wouldn’t opt in as I value my privacy,” says Opdenakker.
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