IBM (IBM) Bans One of Apple's (AAPL) Most Popular Features on Its Network. Here's Why...
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Want to talk to Apple's (Nasdaq: AAPL) Siri voice-activated go-bot via your iPhone? Let's hope you're not trying to accomplish said task on IBM's (NYSE: IBM) network...
Why? Fear, of course.
IBM's CIO Jeanette Horan said IBM bans usage of Siri as the information from search-queries and e-mail messages, amongst other data, is sent to a data storage facility in North Carolina. After that? Who knows what happens with the information.
Part of Siri's (and Dictation's) license agreement has a segment saying whatever you say will be sent to the center for conversion into text, noted Wired.com late Tuesday. There's no specified time frame for how long the data is stored either, simply that it will be used to improve service for Siri and Dictation, along with other Apple products.
Despite the concerns, the creator of the original Siri app -- Ed Wrenbeck -- said Siri is not really any different than other mobile device apps out there, it just makes execution of certain tasks that much easier.
IBM doesn't ban Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), however, for two main reasons: 1) Siri can be used to compose text and e-mail messages, leading to the potential leak of sensitive IBM information, and 2) Google makes search results anonymous after nine months, making it difficult to track back to the user.
Why? Fear, of course.
IBM's CIO Jeanette Horan said IBM bans usage of Siri as the information from search-queries and e-mail messages, amongst other data, is sent to a data storage facility in North Carolina. After that? Who knows what happens with the information.
Part of Siri's (and Dictation's) license agreement has a segment saying whatever you say will be sent to the center for conversion into text, noted Wired.com late Tuesday. There's no specified time frame for how long the data is stored either, simply that it will be used to improve service for Siri and Dictation, along with other Apple products.
Despite the concerns, the creator of the original Siri app -- Ed Wrenbeck -- said Siri is not really any different than other mobile device apps out there, it just makes execution of certain tasks that much easier.
IBM doesn't ban Google (Nasdaq: GOOG), however, for two main reasons: 1) Siri can be used to compose text and e-mail messages, leading to the potential leak of sensitive IBM information, and 2) Google makes search results anonymous after nine months, making it difficult to track back to the user.
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