Apple Adds Option to Delete Siri History and Opt Out of Sharing Audio Recordings in iOS 13.2

[macfacts]

Just saying, hope anyone that does this doesn't also complain about how bad Siri is.

Why can't we complain how bad Siri is? There are other ways to improve Siri 's voice recognition than violating users privacy. Apple can pay tv/movie studios for video recordings and closed caption text. Have Siri try translating the videos to text and compare with the closed captioning text.

Apple just wants the cheapest way.

 

[C DM]

Why can't we complain how bad Siri is? There are other ways to improve Siri 's voice recognition than violating users privacy. Apple can pay tv/movie studios for video recordings and closed caption text. Have Siri try translating the videos to text and compare with the closed captioning text.

Apple just wants the cheapest way.

At the same time it's also the most realistic one.

 

[macfacts]

At the same time it's also the most realistic one.

What is unrealistic about the alternative method I suggested?

 

[C DM]

What is unrealistic about the alternative method I suggested?

Well, the difference between movies/TV and real life, in a high level general sense of it.

 

[pika2000]

Just saying, hope anyone that does this doesn't also complain about how bad Siri is.

Oh they will continue.
I personally don't use Siri (or any other voice assistants, none of them are that reliable anyway) so I welcome what Apple did here.

 

[I7guy]

Why can't we complain how bad Siri is? There are other ways to improve Siri 's voice recognition than violating users privacy. Apple can pay tv/movie studios for video recordings and closed caption text. Have Siri try translating the videos to text and compare with the closed captioning text.

Apple just wants the cheapest way.

The cheapest way is also the most realistic way. So win-win.

I want Siri to understand my voice, I could care less if Siri understands a perfect actor/actress voice. And you don't think apple isn't smart enough to craft it's own closed captioned text. if it wants to?

Sheesh.

 

[sdf]

Apple can pay tv/movie studios for video recordings and closed caption text.

Closed captions are often so wildly wrong that I'd hate to see Siri trained using them.

 

[Haust]

Does it really delete the source data or does it just delete the users ability to ever access to the data?

 

[jsmith189]

Why can't we complain how bad Siri is? There are other ways to improve Siri 's voice recognition than violating users privacy. Apple can pay tv/movie studios for video recordings and closed caption text. Have Siri try translating the videos to text and compare with the closed captioning text.

Apple just wants the cheapest way.

this isn't just about transcribing text, this is about how Siri operates. how do you expect a virtual assistant to get better if Apple aren't allowed to see where she's going wrong on a mass scale?

 

[ds2000]

Good, I don't want apple knowing how long all my timers run... and lets be honest, that's all siri is useful for

 

[huggyb]

Apple should have done this since day 1.

yeah? like google and amazon?

 

[MacGekko]

Does it really delete the source data or does it just delete the users ability to ever access to the data?

I guess we will have to wait until someone tests this premise, if it is even possible, why do I feel like we will be reading an article in the next few months detailing how Apple is not fully deleting all of your Siri requests.

 

[Cleartz]

I don't remember this part:

and told users that it would introduce tools allowing them to opt out of sharing their audio recordings.

So I'm glad Apple introduced options to opt-out in 13.2

 

[Jsameds]

Apple should have done this since day 1.

Then Siri would be exponentially worse than it already is.

 

[Tech198]

Just more marketing gobble-gock..

Apple does this on purpose, so they can later add a feature to "opt out" to make users feel like their getting something new.

On the other hand, if Apple never revealed this in the first place, there would be no reason to opt-out of anything.

 

[truthertech]

Does this delete Siri Suggestions (in spotlight?) I have found no way to delete these, which are based on your searches/maps history/etc.

Those are from data that is stored only locally.

 

[MacBH928]

Can someone clarify this for me,
Does this mean I can finally use Siri without Apple keeping audio records of my voice in their servers? Or is there some legal mumbo jumbo that makes it difficult to understand that they will keep them.

 

[I7guy]

Can someone clarify this for me,
Does this mean I can finally use Siri without Apple keeping audio records of my voice in their servers? Or is there some legal mumbo jumbo that makes it difficult to understand that they will keep them.

No Apple will keep audio records, until apparently you hit the delete button. Although you can opt out of further review.

 

[MacBH928]

No Apple will keep audio records, until apparently you hit the delete button. Although you can opt out of further review.

so can I opt out in the first place, and they will never store records?

 

[I7guy]

so can I opt out in the first place, and they will never store records?

Apparently you can only opt out of human review, not storing the audio. The audio seemingly can be deleted by using the option. This is, IMO, after reading the TOS.

 

[MacGekko]

Apparently you can only opt out of human review, not storing the audio. The audio seemingly can be deleted by using the option. This is, IMO, after reading the TOS.

What option, I thought the new option is the prevention of sharing any Siri audio with Apple, if so then you don't need a delete option, we are asking about the sharing option.

 

[I7guy]

What option, I thought the new option is the prevention of sharing any Siri audio with Apple, if so then you don't need a delete option, we are asking about the sharing option.

Can only opt out of further human review, not keeping the files for 6 months, which is why there is a delete button for us.