Did you know that there was a scandal with Apple contractors listening to Siri? No? Well, never did I until recently. If like me you will want to know how to clear Siri history on Mac and I will show you how to do it quickly in this post.
- In the top left-hand corner click the Apple Menu ()
- From the Apple menu select System Settings
- On the system settings select Siri & Spotlight
- Select Delete Siri & Dictation History… from the Siri history section
- On the confirmation box select “Delete“
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How to Clear Siri History On Mac
In 2019 Apple made an apology for their contractors listening to Siri recordings. You can read more about it here.
While I love Apple and they have made changes to the way they handle Siri recordings. I still feel a little uncomfortable and make a habit of deleting my Siri history.
So let’s jump right into How To Delete Your Siri History & Data:
Step 1. In the top left-hand corner click the Apple Menu ()
Step 2. From the Apple menu select System Settings
Step 3. On the system settings select Siri & Spotlight
Step 4. Select Delete Siri & Dictation History… from the Siri history section
Step 5. On the confirmation box select “Delete“
How do I find Siri’s search history on Mac?
There is a reason that Siri doesn’t work without an internet signal. This is because it is not an assistant that is on your Mac. It actually lives on Apple’s own servers and everything you ask is kept on their servers.
So you can not actually view any of your Siri’s search history on your Mac. While Apple argues this is to keep you safer and that anything they have is not tied to your ID.
Most will not like this and would prefer just to know How To Disable “Hey Siri” On Mac. Not allowing anyone have their data even if that data is not tied to them.
Delete Siri and Dictation history on Mac
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