Here’s how you can delete the recordings Apple, Amazon and Google have of you.
Madeline PurdueApple is suspending a program that allows third-party contractors to listen to the questions you ask Siri.
This comes after a whistleblower said that workers listen to the recordings to help Siri improve and determine if the request was handled correctly, a process called grading, reported The Guardian. Amazon and Google came under fire earlier this year for similar reasons when it was discovered workers were listening to the recordings the Echo and Google Assistant collected. Although smart speakers are only supposed to record after you say “Hey, Siri” or other wake phrases, reports show that conversations have been recorded in other instances – including recordings involving medical information, drug deals and intimate moments.
The companies say a small percentage of recordings are actually listened to and they are anonymous. Google has suspended the practice in the European Union. While Apple suspended the program worldwide, in the future users can opt in to participate in the grading process. Apple did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.To turn off Siri recordings, you will have to do it manually on each Apple device. You do not have to do it on the Apple Watch or Home Pod.
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