Apple is suspending a program that allows third-party contractors to listen to the questions you ask Siri.

This comes after a whistleblower said that workers listen to the recordings to help Siri improve and determine if the request was handled correctly, a process called grading, reported The Guardian.

Amazon and Google came under fire earlier this year for similar reasons when it was discovered workers were listening to the recordings the Echo and Google Assistant collected. Although smart speakers are only supposed to record after you say “Hey, Siri” or other wake phrases, reports show that conversations have been recorded in other instances – including recordings involving medical information, drug deals and intimate moments.

The companies say a small percentage of recordings are actually listened to and they are anonymous. Google has suspended the practice in the European Union. While Apple suspended the program worldwide, in the future users can opt in to participate in the grading process. Apple did not respond to USA TODAY’s request for comment.

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Here’s how you can delete the recordings Apple, Amazon and Google have of you.

Siri

To turn off Siri recordings, you will have to do it manually on each Apple device. You do not have to do it on the Apple Watch or Home Pod.

iOS

Go to Settings > Siri & Search Turn off “Listen for 'Hey, Siri'” Turn off “Press Home for Siri” for phones with home buttons Turn off “Press Side Button for Siri”



You will get a notification that you’ve turned off Siri.

Go back to Settings > General >Keyboard

Turn off “Enable Dictation”

Mac

Go to System Preferences > Siri

Turn off “Enable Ask Siri”

Go back to System Preferences > Dictation

Turn off “Dictation”

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Alexa

You can delete Alexa recordings using the app, a desktop browser or just Alexa.

App

Go to Settings > Alexa Privacy > Review Voice History

Here, you can choose which recordings you want to delete, or delete recordings over a certain time span: today, all history or a customizable range

Browser

Go to www.amazon.com/alexaprivacysettings

Sign in and go to Manage Your Content and Devices

Here, you can delete all the recordings on all of your Alexa-enabled devices

Ask Alexa

You can ask Alexa to delete your recordings when you enable voice deletion on the app or online

Open the app or go to www.amazon.com/alexaprivacysettings

Settings > Alexa Privacy > Review Voice History

Click “Enable deletion by voice”

You will be able to ask Alexa to delete your recordings.

Google

You can delete Google Assistant history on an Android device by touching and holding the home button or saying "Ok Google".

In your Google Assistant conversation, touch and hold an item you want to delete.

When the item and related items are highlighted, click "Delete group".

For iOS devices, go to the Google Assistant app and repeat the same instructions above.

You can delete your history in whole using a browser:

Go to Google Account's Assistant activity page. Sign in.

Click the "Google Assistant" banner on the top right > More > Delete activity by

Click "Delete by date," choose “All time.”

Click “Delete”

Click “Delete” to confirm

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