My GF visited two of her oldest friends over the weekend. They were out to dinner when somehow the word "dinkleberry" came up. My GF's apple watch lit up and said "dinkleberry, a piece of poop stuck to a dogs butt". They howled with laughter. Her phone was in her purse and no one said the word Siri. So Siri is always listening or some nerds like to listen in on people while in their cubicles. I know Alexa listens to you all the time.
Siri's listening...true story
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It's also referred to as dingleberry.
yes, android does it too. we get adverts matching our dinner conversations once in a while
Google/Android has the same thing. They both have the capability to be voice activated where you say "Hey Siri or Hey Google." The owner of the phone would have had to activate voice recognition / automatic Siri response for that to appear suddenly. When you enable it, it asks you to say "Hey Siri" several times so it's more accurate at detecting that phrase. So if the GF acted surprised, she shouldn't have been. Or should have paid more attention to granting permissions when setting up the device.
In the absence of "Hey Siri" that just means the voice recognition mistook something in the background for that phrase. If you don't want it, don't enable it. Or read the terms and conditions before pressing "accept".
The question is, are you buying a cheap 'spy on you' phone or expensive premium version?
Many TVs do that, cars do that, at your home and places you visit.
Many TVs do that, cars do that, at your home and places you visit.
Given a choice, I would prefer Dinkel Poffies.
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For me Siri has to hear my voice say “hey siri” for it to activate. So if it’s not my voice it won’t work. But I have no doubt it’s probably always listening like most electronics.
You can get Amisa Spelt Puffs on Amazon. Dinkel is spelt. Unlike modern wheat, ancient wheat like spelt has anti-inflammatory properties. I use the spelt puffs sometimes in homemade chocolate/nuts bars.
Well sorry I misspelled it. Not a word that I write very often.
Just passing along a funny story.
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Yes, we don't use voice activated anything. I'm convinced it's regularly listening, if not always.
The things I've said to my iPhone and Alexa smart speakers 
Still no men with sunglasses in a black SUV casing my house or following me.
Still no men with sunglasses in a black SUV casing my house or following me.
The things I've said to my iPhone and Alexa smart speakers
Still no men with sunglasses in a black SUV casing my house or following me.
why would tey need to, you tell anyone where you are and what you're doing lol
We eat spelt bread at home almost exclusively. Much tastier than modern wheat.
Well, modern wheat is designed for maximum production at the lowest cost. Ancient grains are a different beast.