In a twitter thread, by @afronomics_, she discussed the trouble with losing your iPhone. Asking Siri a simple, ‘Who am I’, will bring up your contact details and asking similar questions can access the information you do not necessarily want strangers who have found your phone somewhere to know. The iPhone is tracking a lot of things, for example, mine phone knows where I live without me ever having to punch in the number and address. Asking Siri, “where do I live”, will give other people where I live.
You can also ask Siri to call people, compose text and even ask where your car is. A scary thought. In the wrong hands, it can lead to severe consequences but lucky for the owner of the phone, she and other readers of the thread have learned a valuable lesson.
You can turn off this off by accessing settings à Touch ID and Passcode à Allow access when locked à Turn off Siri
Please be careful where you place your phone because you don’t want any stranger accessing your details. Other things that could be accessed when locked are notifications, replying with messages, home control, and your wallet.
This also calls for a discussion about the future of privacy and the hidden dangers of not careful consumers. Should companies have the feature off in the first place, allowing the person to turn it on or should the consumer be more careful themselves?
This also calls for a discussion about the future of privacy and the hidden dangers of not careful consumers. Should companies have the feature off in the first place, allowing the person to turn it on or should the consumer be more careful themselves?
Arielle K.
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