Many former contractors say they’ve stopped using virtual assistants and unplugged their listening devices. The audio sexts were awkward and all, but some are more haunted by the idea that people are listening even to the most quotidian of conversations, like a father chatting with his son after school, or a husband and wife talking in the kitchen after work. “In my head, I would say, I shouldn’t be listening to this, ” says a former contractor who spent months working on Siri transcriptions. “This is none of my business.”
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