Apple was only one of the many voice assistant platforms facing similar scrutiny for their programs.
Even a year later, the initial whistleblower was raising alarms that Apple hadn’t changed its ways. Apple had no system for handling that data, so it was possible for people to hear it who should not have. The stories in 2019 revealing that contractors were listening to audio recordings made by Siri for quality control and improvement programs caused a furor over privacy and concern that information might be inadvertently shared by people when they didn’t know Siri was listening or who might hear their conversations. The new app is a kind of opt-in version of the voice data collection that iOS users previously signed up for automatically as part of the terms and conditions almost no one read.
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There’s no indication of how to sign up or what the company is looking for, though, so it could be a study on almost anything Siri does currently or that Apple is working on making available in the future. The study app only appears when the correct link is used and even then requires participant ID to operate, suggesting Apple is running the study with specific users in mind. It’s semi-hidden, not appearing when searching on the App Store or on the list of all apps. Siri Speech Study appears to be available in the official App Stores of several countries and was published just a few weeks ago. The Siri Speech Study app offers users a chance to share their interactions with Siri and more direct feedback with Apple, though it’s kept off the official charts on the App store. Apple is running a study on Siri’s speech capabilities, collecting data from users through a new iOS app.
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