SIRI A PRIVACY RISK?

We learned earlier this year that Toshiba had probably a fault his ' voice command TV that once activated not only listening microphone orders presented, but in fact could and transmitting sounds, voices, conversations for Toshiba...   I have Siri also a security risk?  Just curious, because we lost so much freedom of privacy already of course, we do not want to add to that, gladly... and of course was not interested in inviting Big Brother into our home...

Any ideas?  Thoughts?

If you are paranoid on the subject, then turn off Siri.

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