Submitted by Sorin61 t3_z1l1d4 in technology
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shuttlelauncher269 t1_ixblxp2 wrote
Well no shit.
the_zelectro t1_ixbmgq7 wrote
Say WHAaaaa?
I never would've guessed in a million yearsš
Themoastoriginalname t1_ixbmjpl wrote
Why people do actual believe what big companies tell you .ohhh because is Apple and blah blah blah ...yeah sure ok.
the_zelectro t1_ixbmmxk wrote
I'm sure that their terms of service has all of the legal exceptions and loopholes listed out. But, not worth reading...
placeboAIDS t1_ixbms4c wrote
People actually believed this?smh
notsurewhereireddit t1_ixbq5ko wrote
Only vaguely related but check this out: The other day at work I was in a meeting with a colleague when I received a text. I didnāt check the phone yet but kept talking. A minute later the phone chimed again reminding me that I hadnāt checked the message yet. When I checked the screen I saw that it was from my immediate supervisor so I unlocked the phone to check the message and saw that there was a ton of text in the text box as though I had typed a long message (maybe 100 words). It was a (poor) transcript of the conversation I was having with my colleague.
Never said āSiriā or anything like it. Fucking phone just about sent a transcript of a conversation with a colleague to my boss.
nayeh t1_ixbq7of wrote
"Apple may share personal data withĀ Apple-affiliated companies,Ā service providersĀ who act on our behalf, ourĀ partners,Ā developers, and publishers, or othersĀ at your direction."
https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/
I mean, it's written right there "Partner". šš¤ š
halfanothersdozen t1_ixbqjcc wrote
Not Apple! They were supposed to be the megacorporation trying to invade every aspect of our lives with their hardware, software, and subscription services that we could trust!!!!1!!
EvokeWonder t1_ixbrn2z wrote
No. You donāt say? I think we knew that when we buy a smart phone we basically signed our right to privacy away.
GarbageTheClown t1_ixbscfn wrote
>others at your direction
You are missing the key part there. This talking about apps and such when you've chosen to share that data with 3rd party providers.
tied_laces t1_ixbw8xi wrote
Yeah thatās all on you. Some people like Siriā¦.some people donāt. Turn it off on your iPhone. It has nothing to do with the privacy article.
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tied_laces t1_ixbwmgh wrote
Looks like most everyone here didnāt read the article. Mist filed suit specifically because when you browse the App Store, they know itās you. And it violates their T&Cs. Not really that scary.
But, I think we all assumed apple was watching when you browse the App Store on your iPhoneā¦right?
castagan t1_ixbzmoq wrote
But they sat in congress and couldn't understand the questions about tracking always being on by default... I too am shocked that the world's richest IT company would even consider making money from the most widespread data collection resource ever created...
castagan t1_ixbzox5 wrote
Reading the entirety of it would likely count as a mr beast challenge vid.
CatastropheJohn t1_ixc13fa wrote
I went for a nature walk the other day and felt self conscious taking a pee. Donāt forget the trail cams
tied_laces t1_ixc3feu wrote
I can see Iām the asshole.
Siri will transcribe your voice if you let itā¦it has happened to me. The result is a text is put in draft modeā¦.then you turn it off. Dafuq that have to do with the article?
notsurewhereireddit t1_ixc3q4s wrote
Yeah I get that I can turn off Siri for added protection, but how is it not a privacy issue? My phone transcribed a conversation-unbidden-and appears to have been prepared to text that transcript to someone in my contacts list. It wasnāt Siri, because as I mentioned I never initiated that program. Seems like a huge privacy issue to me.
tied_laces t1_ixc4apx wrote
Wellā¦ because it is said up front that Siri is consuming your audio to produce a response. It seems really obvious that if you explicitly give a cloud personal information, it know itās you. If Siri was running in the background sending all of your audio, your iPhone battery would die in 1hr.
So, Siri has a switch to listen to collect the data.
Fwiw, I hate Siri, Iām a iOS developer . I have a good friend that works at Apple working on Siri. I donāt use Siri and Iām very aware of what Apple collects.
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tied_laces t1_ixc5vgd wrote
So did you try putting it in airplane mode and talking to Siri? What happens?
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tied_laces t1_ixc9pe6 wrote
You didnāt answer the question. What happens when you put your iPhone in airplane mode and ask Siri?
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VarietyIllustrious87 t1_ixccnex wrote
We'd be hearing about this constantly if it was a thing that actually happens.
nickmaran t1_ixce5jb wrote
Wait what? Don't tell me Facebook is tracking everything we do and sell or data
Digital_Simian t1_ixchs0x wrote
It might not be sending your audio, but to work it does have to constantly listen for that trigger. It doesn't always get it right either. My work phone is a iPhone and Siri triggers all the time.
I drive alot for work and have to setup routes in maps. Just with the radio on I can see Siri triggering and listening multiple times a day. It's weird because it's often a phrase not even close to "hey Siri".
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UnderwhelmingPossum t1_ixclgtc wrote
Today on No Shit Sherlock Tuesday.
MomentOfXen t1_ixcmdxu wrote
That is at the end of an or statement, that is a separate item.
tied_laces t1_ixcr79h wrote
There is a switch : Settings > Accessibility > Always Listen for āHey Siriā
Turn that off
Snow_Polar_Bear t1_ixczla5 wrote
Apple will eventually becomes Google. Data collection is everything. People buy VPN and didnāt realize itās all tracked too. Welcome to world of data communism.
TheGreatArseholio t1_ixdc0hq wrote
My wifeās Facebook gave her an advert for a blog this morning, showing plants that are best for insomnia. Iām the one that hasnāt slept well in over a week, not her. I asked if she had mentioned it to anyone by text or was searching the internet looking for solutions, to which she said no.
āFacebook isnāt listeningā, though.
notsurewhereireddit t1_ixddes1 wrote
Shrug. Your belief is not a requirement for the truth. This happened to me on Friday, though. Iām kicking myself for hurriedly deleting instead of taking a screenshot first.
I agree, though. If it happened to me Iād imagine it has or will happen to others and that it would be a significant story. Itās positively alarming.
Mawskowski t1_ixdn0as wrote
Jpā¦ voice.
Nevermind FB connecting friend suggestion with people you casually met, like the store register girl and stuff.
No I donāt have that crap feature turned on if wondering.
TheJadedSF t1_ixdx98s wrote
You are a fool if you think anything that connects to the Internet is anonymous, secure, private. There is always a way.
nobody-u-heard-of t1_ixe0q97 wrote
Gee a billion dollar company fibbed about something they are using to make money. I mean who would think that could ever happen!?
ArmsForPeace84 t1_ixfnmjn wrote
Next, you're gonna be telling me their hardware isn't competitively priced.
Or that they're not as committed to the right to independent repair as they claim to be.
ffdfawtreteraffds t1_ixbl2sb wrote
What's next? Google tracking location history even when location setting is disabled? That can't be right, can it? I'm starting to think these mammoth tech companies aren't being fully honest with us.