Apple Says a 'Small Portion' of iPhones Recorded Interactions With Siri Even if You Opted Out

Apple has acknowledged an iOS 15 bug that may have recorded interactions with Siri on some devices, regardless of whether the user opted out, according to a report from ZDNet. From a report: The bug automatically enabled the Improve Siri & Dictation setting that gives Apple permission to record, store, and review your conversations with Siri. Apple tells The Verge that it identified the bug shortly after the release of iOS 15, stopped reviewing any recordings inadvertently received, and is deleting info received from affected devices. After discovering the bug, the company turned off the feature for "many" users and corrected the opt-in setting when it released iOS 15.2. As ZDNet points out, this is the reason why you might get a prompt asking for your permission to enable the Improve Siri & Dictation feature once you install the new 15.4 beta or, eventually, its official release.

Bug! Yeah, that's it!

[fustakrakich]

Got caught, did they? again

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[Finallyjoined!!!]

Not a bug, and caught again; Apple.

This is not acceptible, clean up your act.

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[bn-7bc]

Look ios is comp,ex sw, it might actually be a bug, there are things which are not intentional even if it's a slight breach if privacy. No consoetacy usneeded here, ofc if this bug isn't oatched a timely manner I will have rpto re asess my stanpoint.

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[Finallyjoined!!!]

I'd keep off the booze mush.

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[NoMoreACs]

Got caught, did they? again

Actually, it sounds like they caught themselves.

Nothing to see here, move along.

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[NoMoreACs]

denial and deflect. Typical apple worshipper

Posts at -1 Karma (Terrible).

Typical moron.

And of course Apple will inform the affected

[Glasswire]

...individuals so they can asses their options for legal recourse. Right?

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[Rockoon]

amazing how a small proportion of people with the exact same hardware and software experienced things differently

almost as if the "small portion" they are talking about are the ones that took steps to stop their phone from listening to everything

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[NoMoreACs]

amazing how a small proportion of people with the exact same hardware and software experienced things differently

almost as if the "small portion" they are talking about are the ones that took steps to stop their phone from listening to everything

Could have something to do with existing Settings when that particular User Installed iOS 15. This kinda feels like an Uninitialized Variable/Setting error.

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[Rockoon]

Could have something to do with existing Settings when that particular User Installed iOS 15.

..installed at about the same time as everyone else

Stop defending the obvious. You are literally searching for excuses while telling Occam to fuck off.

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[NoMoreACs]

Could have something to do with existing Settings when that particular User Installed iOS 15.

..installed at about the same time as everyone else

Stop defending the obvious. You are literally searching for excuses while telling Occam to fuck off.

I'm not defending. A bug's a bug, FFS!

Cue the lawsuits...

[zarmanto]

Cue the frivolous lawsuits in 5... 4... 3...

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[smap77]

Frivolous might appear so only to an outsider. Another thought? When companies break their own TOS or otherwise violate norms or laws, what redress is available in the US system? Typically that answer is a lawsuit, and only a lawsuit.

Re: Cue the lawsuits...

[fod_dzug]

Isn't the software still beta? Not sure you can expect anything from a product in test phase...

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[NoMoreACs]

Frivolous might appear so only to an outsider.

Another thought? When companies break their own TOS or otherwise violate norms or laws, what redress is available in the US system? Typically that answer is a lawsuit, and only a lawsuit.

Since they deleted any inadvertent recordings and made extra sure the feature was disabled as soon as they discovered the bug; it is going to be very hard to establish any actual damages.

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[SleepingEye]

That's actually destruction of evidence. They should have encrypted them with the user's private key so that they know what was recorded and overheard. Now that they're gone, the users could say ANYTHING and how could they disprove it? If a bug happened that turning off a sawmill didn't actually turn it off, there's still damages even if nobody's limbs were severed or killed.

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[NoMoreACs]

That's actually destruction of evidence. They should have encrypted them with the user's private key so that they know what was recorded and overheard. Now that they're gone, the users could say ANYTHING and how could they disprove it?

If a bug happened that turning off a sawmill didn't actually turn it off, there's still damages even if nobody's limbs were severed or killed.

No such thing as "Destruction of Evidence" until a Putative Defendant is somehow on Notice that they are "A Person of Interest".

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[AmiMoJo]

That's why it's wroth having a government body in charge of data protection and privacy. Their job is to take on cases like this.