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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
IOW Siri is the devil.
I will begin storing my iPhone in the toilet tank.
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Not really.
SIRI's auto listen is only available on iOS9 and 6's or better devices.
The way it works is two part.
When you set up the device and opt to use SIRI you have to record yourself saying "Hey SIRI"
That voiceprint gets stored locally on the device and that's all it listens for.
When it hears it it compares it to the stored voiceprint and if it matches only then is networking enabled.
Anything she does send to a server to fulfill a query is randomly hashed so there are no unique identifiers.
XBox, Amazon Echo (Alexa) and the google device all work the same. They only listen for and respond to a "wake" word or phrase.
So the question now becomes, how much do we trust that the tech is what we are told it is and is it hackable.
I have a high trust level for Apple. Not enough first hand experience with the others to make a value judgement.
What you really want to worry about is devices like voice enabled smart TV's.
They have been shown on numerous occasions to listen and send audio even when the feature has been disabled.
I don't trust Samsung because of this. They are on record as not being upfront.