Virtual assistant privacy

<p><a href="/facts/Virtual_assistant/BuouwL2U">Virtual assistants</a> are <a href="/facts/Software_technology/RP79lVSW">software technology</a> that assist users complete various tasks. Well known virtual assistants include <a href="/facts/Amazon_Alexa/deexPRqM">Amazon Alexa</a>, and <a href="/facts/Siri/wfkBV2dF">Siri</a>, produced by <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple.</a> Other companies, such as <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>, also have virtual assistants. There are privacy issues concerning what information can go to the third party corporations that operate virtual assistants and how this <a href="/facts/Data/AUBFN97o">data</a> can potentially be used.
</p><p>Because virtual assistants similarly to robots or other <a href="/facts/Artificial_intelligence/lJGauQwX">artificial intelligence</a> are often considered "nurturing" bodies, consumers may overlook potential controversies and value their convenience more than their privacy. When forming relationships with devices, humans tend to become closer to those that perform humanly functions, which is what virtual assistants do. In order to allow users both convenience and assistance, <a href="/facts/Privacy_by_design/A1DKL4PP">privacy by design</a> and the Virtual Security Button (VS Button) propose methods in which both are possible.
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Virtual assistant privacy