>Apple began work on a new major update for its virtual voice assistant Siri but decided to cancel the idea over concerns surrounding the iPhone maker's privacy rules. > >As reported by The Information (via MacRumors), the plan was to implement a new feature that would allow Siri to make purchases of "apps or other services" on behalf of users, just like how Amazon operates Alexa. Proposed in 2019, it never saw the light of day with Apple engineers revealing that restrictions surrounding the company's privacy policy made it impossible to go ahead. > >According to over a dozen former employees, Apple does not collect that much data from its products – whether that be Apple Maps, Siri or Apple TV Plus – due to a rigorous privacy policy, and therefore, engineers are struggling to innovate on the current suite of Apple services. As a result, it was noted that Apple employees often have to "find creative or costly ways to make up for the lack of access to data."
>>i was about to release faster than light travel, but decided not to for the good of the people. totally had it ready to release though
Parker Parker
this, but unironically
Luke Peterson
>comparing FTL travel to a digital assistant What the fuck?
Blake Morgan
>Apple cares about privacy If you believe this you're unironically a retard
Eli Lewis
They at least care more about it than, say, Google or Microsoft.
Jace Johnson
>literally a botnet OS jay...
Jose Bell
The feature literally has nothing to do with privacy. It was cancelled because they wanted to avoid being sued when Siri buys an App the person didn't want.
Lincoln White
Unless you have a better explanation, you're not doing anything but shit talking. That they're willing to gimp themselves in a field as competitive as AI and digital assistants says a lot. Consider how many other ways they want to Jew you (and admittedly, they do), but not this.
Jonathan Watson
They absolutely do not. They care about showboating that they care about privacy. Their actions say otherwise.
Christian Smith
If your memory is so short you don't remember on device CSAM scanning or the multitude of times they've compiled with the FBI and unlocked iPhones, that's not my problem. If you actually read the article you might have noticed the feature actually has nothing to do with privacy.
Ryder Ward
>compiled with the FBI kek
Ryder Sullivan
>the only modern OS that actually cares about your privacy
> apple engineers revealing Do they not have a legal department that flushes this shit? Or do they just group them in with engineer?
Eli Phillips
>the plan was to implement a new feature that would allow Siri to make purchases of "apps or other services" on behalf of users Privacy isn't even my biggest concern here.
Jason Allen
This, I'm struggling to see why this is supposed to be a desirable feature.
Ryder Anderson
Marketing engineers
Bentley Reed
Why are you simping for a trillion dollar corporation?
Aiden Miller
All three want a monopoly on your data. They "care" about leaking to 3rd parties, but will gladly vacuum everything for their own gain.
Blake Powell
>I believe everything that the biggest company in the world tells me t. actual retard
