iCreate - UK (2020-02)

To find out more about Apple’s overall privacy policies including those

affecting Siri, visit the recently updated website apple.com/privacy

4

Delete the history

There will be a single option available

to you on this page: ‘Delete Siri & Dictation

History’. By selecting this, you will be asking

Apple to erase your spoken commands.

5

Confirm deletion

Apple asks you to confirm your choice,

informing that the interactions associated with

your device will be removed from its servers.

Tap ‘Delete Siri & Dictation History’ again.

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And now relax

A pop-up window will confirm that the

request has been received and the history will

be deleted so you will need to take it on trust

that this will happen. Tap ‘Dismiss’.

Whois listeningtomy

Sirirequests?

WhenTheGuardiannewspaperrevealed

thatSirirecordingswerebeingcheckedfor

errors,theworkwasbeingcarriedoutby

contractorsat sitesacrossEurope.Since

theissuecameto light,Appleendedthose

contracts,leavinghundredsof workers

outof a job.Today,Applesaysonlyits

employeeswillbeallowedto listento audio

samples.Anyrecordingsthataredeemed

to haveresultedfromaninadvertenttrigger

of Siriwillbepromptlydeleted.

Knowledge base

Stopsharing

usagedata

Whileyouareonthisscreen,

youcandecidewhetherornot

you’rehappywithdailyusage

anddiagnosticdatabeingsentto

Apple.Again,turnthebuttonto

offto preventsuchsharing.

Reachthisscreen

LaunchtheSettingsappand

tapPrivacybeforeselecting

‘Analytics& Improvements’

in orderto seethevarious

optionsthatareonthisscreen.

ToggleSirioff

Whenthebuttonnextto Improve

Siri& Dictationis green,Applewill

beableto storeyouraudioandits

staffwillevenbeableto listento

it. Topreventthis,toggleit off.

Prevent

iCloud sharing

Apple will also seek to use data

in your iCloud account to improve

Siri and other products and

services. If this concerns you,

make sure this isn’t turned on.

YoucantellApplethatyou

don’t want your recordings to

be stored and reviewed

Prevent Apple from storing your Siri dictations