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		simonw 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your phone isn't secretly listening to you, but th... Don't forget energy usage. The phone would need to be on high power mode all the time to run those kinds of algorithms. There's a reason "Hey Siri" has dedicated low-power hardware - it means it can work without burning through the battery.

Supermancho 10 months ago [–]

> it can work without burning through the battery.

It can work by burning through the battery. When you have a browser open or any number of apps, some of them are certainly detecting.

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