Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP
Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP

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Hey, Siri! Why voice technology is the future of computing … and surveillance

  • Apple’s voice assistant has the power to record private conversations, store and send your audio clips onto third-party, human contractors
  • Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants, voice-recognition technology and ambient computing

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The Guardian
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Updated: 1:28am, 5 Aug, 2019

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Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP
Voice technology is hailed as the future of computing, including voice assistants like Google Assistant and Siri, but voice is also the future of surveillance. Photo: AP
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