Re:I’m Terrified of My New TV
by downandout on Friday October 31, 2014 @08:48AM
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Yes, phones do this too. But the massive difference is that you have to consciously bring up Siri and you know when it's listening and when it's not. The TV appears to be constantly listening for audio commands and is sending whatever it hears upstream for processing. Someone in these comments said that you can turn the TV on through a voice command, which means that it is listening even when it is off and merely plugged in.
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It's not sending the audio continuously, in the same way that Android phones with always-listening features ("Ok Google") aren't. There is dedicated keyword-detecting hardware.
Re:I’m Terrified of My New TV
by snowwrestler on Friday October 31, 2014 @10:51AM
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Isn't Siri listening by default now in iOS 8 whenever the phone is plugged in?
I don't think it's on by default. I believe I had to turn it on in the settings after upgrading. In any case, it's not streaming everything it hears. The "Hey Siri" detection is done locally, even though the subsequent voice-to-text is not.