The biggest selling point of the Apple iPhone is 'privacy'. The company's CEO Tim Cook himself has on many occasions called 'privacy a fundamental right' and Apple's 'commitment' to it. In such a situation, when Apple iPhone's voice assistant 'Siri' is accused of recording people's conversations, then questions are raised on Apple's claim of 'privacy and protection'. But does Siri do this? Let's understand…

Recently, Apple has agreed to pay $95 million (about Rs 814 crore). This is the payment to be made to end a 5-year-old case related to Siri secretly recording people's conversations. The hearing in this case is going on in Oakland, California. It is alleged that Apple has recorded people's conversations through Siri on iPhone for more than 10 years.

Does Siri record your conversations?

Regarding this, Apple claims that unless you say the trigger word 'Hey Siri', the voice assistant of your device does not get activated. Your interaction with Siri is processed on the phone itself. It is not sent to Apple's server, nor is it stored.

However, your iPhone always listens to the conversations around you and analyzes them, so that when you say the trigger word 'Hey Siri', it can respond to you. This work is done not only by your iPhone but also by every voice assistant such as Alexa, Cortana, and Google Assistant.

When does Siri record your conversations?

It is clearly mentioned in Apple's privacy policy that iPhone or Siri can also record your conversation. According to Apple, if you give permission to improve 'Siri and Dictation', then Siri can record, store and review your additional data. Its purpose is to make Siri's service better for you.

You can see details about this by going to Siri's settings. However, even if you choose this setting, Apple says that it randomly selects your audio and only its transcript reaches Apple, which is later reviewed. Apple stores it, but Apple does not use any audio data.

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Siri or any voice assistant system uses your data to know your internet activity, to track your location, and to show you the right advertisements. However, in order for your phone to listen to you, it legally has to take permission from you. No, this is a legal offense. However, many times common users do not know how many types of permissions they have given.

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