Apple must discontinue a program in which it sends anonymous Siri discussion logs to third parties, following confidentiality issues raised by a report in The Guardian.
Anonymous sources said Apple shared anonymous Siri conversations with teams that would use the data to better train the AI assistant, especially when it was triggered by an accident.
But The Guardian's source pointed to flaws in the show's privacy, which regularly allow subcontractors to listen in on private situations, including sexual activities and criminal cases. The data provided to the contractors also makes it relatively easy to determine who owns the anonymous records.
Apple will now suspend the practice while it conducts a "thorough" review of the system, referred to as a "classification," according to a statement sent to TechCrunch.
"Protection of user privacy"
In a statement, Apple said:
"We are committed to providing an exceptional Siri experience while protecting user privacy, and while we do a comprehensive review, we are suspending Siri's rating globally." future software updates, users will have the opportunity to choose to participate in the ranking."
Siri is accessible to many types of Apple products, from the HomePod smart speaker to the iPhone range, to the Apple Watch and its Macs.
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Apple publicly praises its privacy record, which makes this crime particularly concerning. On the one hand, it mocks competitors whose privacy controls seem lax, and on the other hand, it returns data and audio clips to human researchers.