Why is Apple sorry?
- Apple contractors each listened to 1,000 Siri recordings every day
How is Siri’s privacy policy changing?
By default, Apple will no longer retain audio recordings of Siri interactions. It will continue to use computer-generated transcripts, however. Users will be able to opt-in to a feature that will allow Siri to “learn from” the audio samples of user requests. Apple hopes people will opt-in, knowing that it “respects their data and has strong privacy controls in place”. Users can also opt-out at any time. Only Apple employees will be allowed to listen to audio samples of Siri interactions. Apple is therefore no longer using human contractors, and said its team will “work to delete any recording which is determined to be an inadvertent trigger of Siri”.
Step-by-step guide on how to delete your Siri recordings
