SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri • Hacker News Board

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by BudaDude » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:05 PM UTC

I use Siri for setting timers and reminders. It's pretty good at parsing numbers. Other than that, It hasn't been very reliable for me. Apple really needs to overhaul Siri's intelligence.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by trap_goes_hot » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:06 PM UTC

I use it for things like 'will it rain today' or sending quick texts when I am driving.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by dfee » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:07 PM UTC

I use Siri all the time and am half your dads age.

“Get directions to the nearest gas station.”, “What’s the score of the Giant’s game?”, “Play Master of Puppets”, “What is 4’3” in centimeters?” And many, many more.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by parker_mountain » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:08 PM UTC

I use it pretty frequently, mostly to set timers, alarms, or send quick texts without getting up.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by SigmundA » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:08 PM UTC

I was that way for a long time, but the Apple TV remote got me using it and I now occasionally do use it on my iPhone, mainly while driving to play music on reply to texts. Definitely has come a long way and is useful, one of my friends never types texts anymore and just dictates through Siri.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by eastbound » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:08 PM UTC

The right amount for a security bounty is the sum of all assets covered by that vulnerability minus $1.

This is the only way companies will take the right processes to protect those assets.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by kitsunesoba » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:12 PM UTC

My personal use as someone his 30s is mostly as a kitchen timer with a HomePod mini (not my phone), to turn on/off lights, and to occasionally toss things onto a to-do list.

My dad on the other hand loves his full size HomePod stereo pair and uses them frequently, almost entirely for playing music with voice commands. I think there are other things he might find it useful for but I haven't shown him those yet.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by dilap » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:14 PM UTC

Occasionally I ask her (it?) to set a timer or add a reminder, but mostly I don't. Siri is quite slow and frustratingly limited.

The other day in a hurry and driving somewhere, I ended up w/ both Apple Maps and Google Maps open, simultaneously giving me directions.

"Hey Siri, close Google Maps"

"To close an application, swipe up from the bottom of the phone..."

To paraphrase a quote from Steve Jobs, if your voice assistant asks you to touch the screen, you blew it.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by dcdc123 » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:15 PM UTC

The only reason I even have it enabled is because it is required for voicemail transcription.

Re: SiriSpy – iOS bug allowed apps to eavesdrop on your conversations with Siri

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Post by madrox » Wed, Oct 26, 2022, 8:19 PM UTC

In my experiences working on voice OS, it's boom or bust depending on the user. Some people use it rarely if ever and some people live by it, and there's little in between. I think it makes sense in most cases to view voice commands as an accessibility feature.