Apple's Siri & Dictation data collection raises privacy concerns

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-09-15 15:00

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IMPACT Users may reconsider data sharing for AI features, impacting model training datasets.

RANK_REASON Article discusses a privacy setting within an existing product, not a new release or core AI research.

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Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Alec Hively) · 2026-09-15 15:00

You should probably have the "Improve Siri & Dictation" setting off — here's why

Apple used anonymized voice data to improve its products, but you might not want to contribute to this even with its privacy methods in place.