Siri it remembers your commands for two years

Already at a time when you are on your own iOS devices have activated the voice assistant Siri, you may have noticed an informative message alerting you that the company stores voice commands for a certain period of time, and after deactivating the service Apple it will erase your user data as well as your last recordings. However, as it turned out, an intelligent assistant is different from other services or companies Siri remembers the commands entered by you only for a period of two years, after which they will be completely deleted from the company's servers.

However, the company defends itself by saying that these recordings are only for the purpose of improving the quality of the service, which is still in the public phase beta version, while still not supporting all languages. At the same time, a description of how the entire process of entering orders appeared Siri works: As soon as you command it, Siri sends it to the data center Applu, where the system will generate a random identification number that represents the user and his voice files. This number does not contain user data Apple ID, nor an email address.

After the voice recording is stored on the servers for six months, Apple it will separate the user number from it, while for the remaining 18 months the recording will be completely anonymous and will be used by the company to test and improve the function. "Apple may store anonymous user data Siri up to two years. If the user Siri turns off, the identifiers are immediately deleted from the recording along with other data," company spokeswoman Trudy Miller told Wired.

However, Nicole Ozer, a lawyer from the American Civil Liberties Union, also has her opinion on the service: "You have to be careful what you say Siri. If you are not careful, the service can reveal sensitive things about you, your family or your work. Siri works for Apple, so think carefully about what you want to say to him.” Ozer also claims that he would Apple should have put the Privacy Policy in the FAQ section to let users know how Siri it works even before they buy a voice service product. Today, it is possible to find information only in the service settings on iOS equipment.

*Source: Wired