Opinion: Siri’s listening intently, but she’s not alone

Siri is always listening and knows where you are. But what if someone else is there listening, in your home, in your office, on your wrist, all the time? What if someone, the government, the police, the FBI, is tracking you? — Photo by Omid Armin on Unsplash

It was one of those great San Francisco moments. Steve Jobs walked out on the stage at the Moscone Convention Center to give the keynote address at the Macworld conference. He was famous, an electronic pioneer, a slender, almost gaunt man who wore rimless glasses, blue jeans and white sneakers. He spoke without notes.

“Every once in a while,” he said, “a revolutionary product comes along that changes everything.”