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At the start of the year, Apple announced the Apple Card. This was Apple’s take on the credit card with a few changes. It is also being backed by Goldman Sachs, but unfortunately, Apple failed to mention when the card would be launching. We have heard rumors that it could arrive this week, but that is no longer the case.

In a new report from Bloomberg, it has been suggested that the Apple Card might only be released early August. No specific dates were mentioned except to say that it will most likely come in the first half of the month. The company had previously claimed that the card would be launching in the summer, so a launch in August will let Apple keep their promise.

There’s no way to confirm if the August date is real, but it makes sense. This is because the recent release of iOS 12.4 beta was to introduce support for the Apple Card, hinting that Apple was getting it ready for launch. We have also heard reports that Apple employees have already begun testing the Apple Card themselves, so it looks like we could be getting close.

The Apple Card boasts as the most consumer-friendly credit card in the market. There will be no fees to use it, no late fees, and there will also be cash-back rewards. This equates to 2% on regular purchases, and 3% for Apple purchases. It is currently only set to be launched in the US, but Goldman Sachs has expressed interest in potentially expanding its availability.

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These days a lot of our digital assistants can be activated using our voice and a trigger phrase. This is good because it no longer requires us to press a button to activate it, but at the same time, it has created some privacy issues, as per a report from the Guardian who claims that Siri accidentally overhears us more than we’d like.

Siri can be activated using a trigger phrase, “Hey Siri”. However, there are times when we say something that sounds like “Hey Siri”, accidentally triggering it in the process. The report goes on to claim that Apple sends some of our voice recordings over to contractors to be analyzed, and some of these recordings were the ones we made accidentally.

In response to the Guardian’s report, Apple issued a statement that reads, “A small portion of Siri requests are analysed to improve Siri and dictation. User requests are not associated with the user’s Apple ID. Siri responses are analysed in secure facilities and all reviewers are under the obligation to adhere to Apple’s strict confidentiality requirements.”

However, some of these recordings can still be rather sensitive, accidental or not. A whistleblower working for one of Apple’s contractors said, “There have been countless instances of recordings featuring private discussions between doctors and patients, business deals, seemingly criminal dealings, sexual encounters and so on. These recordings are accompanied by user data showing location, contact details, and app data.”

For a company that seems to pride themselves in their privacy, this is definitely not a good look.

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Most consumers are familiar with the AI-powered nature of personal assistants like Alexa and Siri, but few are aware of one particular privacy concern: audio recordings made available to humans. The latest report on this topic claims Apple contractors tasked with reviewing Siri recordings have heard a variety of sensitive content, including drug deals and personal health information. READ: Amazon’s … Continue reading

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