Technology
Virtual spies: How much do Siri and Co listen to you – Fraser Coast Chronicle
When it comes to your “virtual friends” – Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant and Bixby – which one is listening more closely? Kathy Sundstrom has the answers….

Hey Siri, are you spying on me?
Ask your iPhone this question and you will get a simple, one-word answer: no.
But is Siri lying? And what about the other virtual assistants weve come to rely on for everything from telling us about the weather to contacting our friends while we are driving?
Is one of them listening more closely than the other?
Turns out, trying to work the answers to these questions is a lot more complicated.
Logically, they all need to listen. How else would they know to answer…
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