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Steps To Delete Siri Recordings From Apple’s Servers<\/h1>\n

Apple has been in the news recently for using human contractors to listen to Siri voice recordings in order to help the company improve the service of the voice-activated assistant by seeing how Siri responds to user requests. The only way we can confirm the proper way to clear your Siri history is through a bit of text nestled in Apple’s Approach to Privacy<\/b><\/a> <\/b>page:<\/p>\n

When you turn Siri and Dictation off, Apple will delete the User Data associated with your Siri identifier, and the learning process will start all over again. Unlike Google and Amazon, which give users the option of deleting each and every individual voice query sent to their servers, Apple does not have a similar option for its customers. According to the Apple iOS 12.3<\/b><\/a> security document, users\u2019 voice recordings are saved for six months. Apple says this is done so that the \u201crecognition system can utilize them to better understand the user\u2019s voice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Steps<\/p>\n

After six months, another copy is saved, without its identifier, for use by Apple in improving and developing Siri for up to two years. A small part of recordings, transcripts, and associated data without identifiers may continue to be used by Apple for ongoing improvement and quality assurance of Siri beyond two years.<\/p>\n

What information is shared with Siri when you initiate a request?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The security document says some user information from the device is sent to the server when a request is initiated. \u201cThis includes information about the music library (song titles, artists, and playlists), the names of Reminders lists, and names and relationships that are defined in Contacts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also, the user\u2019s first and last name (from Contacts), along with a rough geographic location is also sent to the company\u2019s server. Apple says this is being done to help Siri respond with the name or answer questions that need only an approximate location, such as those about the weather.<\/p>\n

How to delete your Siri recordings from Apple servers?<\/h2>\n

If you want to delete any Siri recordings that might be on Apple servers though, here\u2019s how you do it. It\u2019s good that you\u2019ll need to disable Siri from all Apple devices you use.<\/p>\n