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How iPhone iOS update means Apple workers can STILL listen into your conversations recorded by Siri unless you opt out or delete them
The latest Apple update will record users' conversations with Siri, before allowing workers to listen in and review them - unless users opt out.
Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update iOS 13.2 - available now.
In August, Apple suspended the practice and apologised for the way it used people, rather than just machines, to review the audio after privacy issues were raised.
A screen displays a notice when installing the update, iOS 13.2 on an iPhone on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in New York. Individuals can choose 'Not Now' to decline audio storage and review
While common in the tech industry, the practice undermined Apple's attempts to position itself as a trusted steward of privacy.
HOW TO OPT-OUT
How to opt out after you have installed the update:
1. Open settings on your Apple device
2. Go to Privacy > Analytics and Improvements
3. Flick the button to off next to Improve Siri & Dictation
See box below for steps on how to delete existing recordings.
CEO Tim Cook repeatedly has declared the company's belief that 'privacy is a fundamental human right', a phrase that cropped up again in Apple's apology.
Now, Apple is giving consumers notice when installing the update, iOS 13.2. Individuals can choose 'Not Now' to decline audio storage and review.
Users who enable this can turn it off later in the settings (see box on the right). Apple also specifies that Siri data is not associated with a user's Apple ID.
Tech companies say the practice helps them to improve their artificial intelligence services. Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update
But the use of humans to listen to audio recordings is particularly troubling to privacy experts because it increases the chances that a rogue employee or contractor could leak details of what is being said, including parts of sensitive conversations.
HOW TO DELETE THE APPLE RECORDINGS
To delete any recordings Apple may have uploaded to its servers from your device follow these steps:
1. Open Settings on your Apple device and go to Siri & Search
2. Open Siri & Dictation History
3 . Press the red button that says Delete Siri & Dictation History and then press confirm when it asks you again
Apple previously disclosed plans to resume human reviews this fall but hadn't specified when. Apple also said then that it would stop using contractors for the reviews.
Other tech companies have also been resuming the practice after giving more notice. Google restarted the practice in September, after taking similar steps to make sure people know what they are agreeing to.
Also in September Amazon said users of its Alexa digital assistant could request that recordings of their voice commands delete automatically.
Source: Daily Mail
Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update iOS 13.2 - available now.
In August, Apple suspended the practice and apologised for the way it used people, rather than just machines, to review the audio after privacy issues were raised.
A screen displays a notice when installing the update, iOS 13.2 on an iPhone on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, in New York. Individuals can choose 'Not Now' to decline audio storage and review
While common in the tech industry, the practice undermined Apple's attempts to position itself as a trusted steward of privacy.
HOW TO OPT-OUT
How to opt out after you have installed the update:
1. Open settings on your Apple device
2. Go to Privacy > Analytics and Improvements
3. Flick the button to off next to Improve Siri & Dictation
See box below for steps on how to delete existing recordings.
CEO Tim Cook repeatedly has declared the company's belief that 'privacy is a fundamental human right', a phrase that cropped up again in Apple's apology.
Now, Apple is giving consumers notice when installing the update, iOS 13.2. Individuals can choose 'Not Now' to decline audio storage and review.
Users who enable this can turn it off later in the settings (see box on the right). Apple also specifies that Siri data is not associated with a user's Apple ID.
Tech companies say the practice helps them to improve their artificial intelligence services. Apple is resuming the use of humans to review Siri commands and dictation with the latest iPhone software update
But the use of humans to listen to audio recordings is particularly troubling to privacy experts because it increases the chances that a rogue employee or contractor could leak details of what is being said, including parts of sensitive conversations.
HOW TO DELETE THE APPLE RECORDINGS
To delete any recordings Apple may have uploaded to its servers from your device follow these steps:
1. Open Settings on your Apple device and go to Siri & Search
2. Open Siri & Dictation History
3 . Press the red button that says Delete Siri & Dictation History and then press confirm when it asks you again
Apple previously disclosed plans to resume human reviews this fall but hadn't specified when. Apple also said then that it would stop using contractors for the reviews.
Other tech companies have also been resuming the practice after giving more notice. Google restarted the practice in September, after taking similar steps to make sure people know what they are agreeing to.
Also in September Amazon said users of its Alexa digital assistant could request that recordings of their voice commands delete automatically.
Source: Daily Mail
