Apple has let know that the user data of its Siri-spraakbesturingsdienst for the iPhone up to two years to save. The company responds thus concerned sounds from an American burgerrechtenorganisatie.
Among other things, the American Civil Liberties Union has asked Apple for clarification on the question of how long the Siri data, such as questions and queries, on are server are preserved. In the terms of the spraakbesturingsdienst would indeed described that recent data will be deleted if the user has Siri on his phone box, but it remained unclear what the iPhone manufacturer with older sound clips did. According to the terms and conditions would Apple such dates that are not more to a person is to resolve for a ‘certain period’ may keep to services like Siri to be able to improve.
Meanwhile, Apple has through a spokesperson to Wired more clarity is given on the retention of Siri. The company lets us know that the Siri data for up to two years stores. The spokesperson would have emphasized that the data is anonymised.
If a user has a Siri search by speaking on his iPhone, then is sent to the servers from Apple. The company says that a random sequence number to the sound clip attached to this to link to a specific user. After six months this number according to Apple is removed, leaving the clips ‘anonymous’, but the sound files can still be eighteen months to be stored.
A spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union is happy that Apple is more clarity given about the applicable retention periods, but states that the company is on its website clear information. So would consumers and business users with a better estimate if they speech, however, want to use.