"Hello, Siri. Are you spying on me?" | What do the virtual assistants of Apple, Amazon and Google respond?

A CNBC journalist questioned the three most popular artificial intelligence services on the market whether they were spying him. The objective was to know how the producers of these virtual assistants clarify users about the treatment of their information.

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The US multinationals Amazon, Google and Apple have artificial intelligence services that can assist in the most diverse activities of the day to day. With the recent scandal of information theft of the social network Facebook through the consultant Cambridge Analytica, and with the debate of protection of data on the table, it will be interesting to know if there is any kind of vigilance in what we do.

The US television station CNBC decided to look for an answer, questioning the three most popular artificial intelligence services on the market. A station journalist asked Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant if he was being "spied on".

Here are the answers:

"Hello Alexa, are you spying on me?"

Alexa is an artificial intelligence system produced and marketed by Amazon since 2014. When questioned by CNBC, Alexa replied: "I only send audio to Amazon when I'm in activity. For more information and to consult Amazon's privacy policy, visit the 'help' section of the Alexa application".

"Hello Google, are you spying on me?"

Google has created a virtual assistant in 2016. It is not available to everyone, but it already makes a difference in 80 countries and speaks 30 languages. To the CNBC issue, Google Assistant replied: "Your safety is the priority in everything Google does. It's important for Google to keep your information secure and private and puts you in control. You can learn more at privacy.google.com".

"Hello Siri, are you spying on me?"

"No", replied the virtual assistant created by Apple in 2011.

Unlike Google Assistant and virtual assistant Alexa who direct users to their privacy pages, Apple simply says NO, said CNBC journalist Todd Haselton. Siri's response is simple and straightforward, but does not provide any information to users about where they can learn more about what happens to their information.

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