When you use Siri, Apple collects what you say and may also access your contacts, photos, emails, and calendar to improve Siri — this voice and personal content data is sent to Apple's servers.
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The provision establishes the scope of data collection and permitted uses for Siri voice interactions, defining what device information Apple may access and how that information may be processed to develop and optimize voice recognition and suggestion features across its ecosystem.
Using Siri sends your voice recordings and potentially your contacts, photos, emails, and calendar data to Apple — you can delete your Siri history and disable Siri entirely in Settings > Siri & Search.
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"When you interact with Siri, Apple collects information you say to Siri and uses it to respond to your requests and to improve Siri and dictation functionality across Apple products and services. Depending on your device settings, Siri may also send Apple information about your contacts, music library, photos, calendars, reminders, and other app content to help Siri understand you and recognize what you're saying. If you choose to use Siri Suggestions, Apple may use information on your device — such as your contacts, photos, email, and calendar — to improve the quality of Siri's response.Excerpt from Apple App Store's Apple Privacy Policy
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The provision establishes the scope of data collection and permitted uses for Siri voice interactions, defining what device information Apple may access and how that information may be processed to develop and optimize voice recognition and suggestion features across its ecosystem.
Using Siri sends your voice recordings and potentially your contacts, photos, emails, and calendar data to Apple — you can delete your Siri history and disable Siri entirely in Settings > Siri & Search.
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