Core Intuition

Manton and Daniel review Apple’s updated policies on Siri “grading”, how they reflect Apple’s values, and the extent to which Tim Cook’s personal reputation is on the line. They compare the policies to other companies including Amazon and Facebook. Daniel catches us up on his further impressions of Amazon’s Echo and laments the absence in Apple’s product lineup of a “just throw it in your bag” sized HomePod-style speaker.

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Links:

• Confidential Details – Original report from The Guardian’s Alex Hern about Apple’s privacy-invading Siri recording review.
• Improving Siri’s Privacy Protections – Apple responds to the criticism, announcing a new opt-in policy for sharing audio recordings.
• Hypocrisy is Hard to Shake – Manton’s microblog post responding to Apple’s Siri debacle.
• Facebook Clear History – The Verge reports on the launch of the long-promised feature
• ATP #337 – Episode in which John Siracusa identifies the “Morgan Freeman problem” with Siri grading.
• By Innovation Only – Macworld speculates on the expected announcements at Apple’s September 10 event.

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