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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by smsm42 on Sunday January 05, 2025 @09:36PM (#42607049)
How "hey siri" or "hey google" trigger phrases would work if they aren't listening?
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Re:I still don't think companies serve you ads based on your... by simonw on Sunday January 05, 2025 @10:28PM (#42607359)
Both iPhone and Android devices have dedicated low-power chips for detecting those exact wake words, which then wake up the rest of the phone.

Those chips do not log or transmit the audio they have access to.

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