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Virtual assistant privacy, the Glossary

Virtual assistants are software technology that assist users complete various tasks.^[1]

23 relations: Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo, Apple Inc., Artificial intelligence, Authentication, Data, Ecosystem, Global Positioning System, Google, Google Now, Interface (computing), IPhone, Kinematics, Location, Lyft, Microsoft, Privacy, Privacy by design, Siri, Software, Uber, Virtual assistant, Wi-Fi.
Virtual assistants

Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa, or, Alexa, is a virtual assistant technology largely based on a Polish speech synthesizer named Ivona, bought by Amazon in 2013. Virtual assistant privacy and Amazon Alexa are virtual assistants.

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Amazon Echo

Amazon Echo, often shortened to Echo, is an American brand of smart speakers developed by Amazon.

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Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Authentication

Authentication (from authentikos, "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης authentes, "author") is the act of proving an assertion, such as the identity of a computer system user.

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Data

In common usage, data is a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted formally.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force.

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Google

Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).

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Google Now

Google Now was a feature of Google Search of the Google app for Android and iOS. Virtual assistant privacy and Google Now are virtual assistants.

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Interface (computing)

In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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Kinematics

Kinematics is a subfield of physics and mathematics, developed in classical mechanics, that describes the motion of points, bodies (objects), and systems of bodies (groups of objects) without considering the forces that cause them to move.

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Location

In geography, location or place are used to denote a region (point, line, or area) on Earth's surface.

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Lyft

Lyft, Inc. is an American company offering mobility as a service, ride-hailing, vehicles for hire, motorized scooters, a bicycle-sharing system, rental cars, and food delivery in the United States and select cities in Canada.

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Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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Privacy

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively.

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Privacy by design

Privacy by design is an approach to systems engineering initially developed by Ann Cavoukian and formalized in a joint report on privacy-enhancing technologies by a joint team of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (Canada), the Dutch Data Protection Authority, and the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research in 1995. Virtual assistant privacy and privacy by design are information privacy.

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Siri

Siri is the digital assistant that is part of Apple Inc.'s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, tvOS, audioOS, and visionOS operating systems. Virtual assistant privacy and Siri are virtual assistants.

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Software

Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.

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Uber

Uber Technologies, Inc., commonly referred to as Uber, is an American multinational transportation company that provides ride-hailing services, courier services, food delivery, and freight transport.

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Virtual assistant

A virtual assistant (VA) is a software agent that can perform a range of tasks or services for a user based on user input such as commands or questions, including verbal ones. Virtual assistant privacy and virtual assistant are virtual assistants.

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Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_assistant_privacy

Also known as Privacy concerns regarding virtual assistants, Privacy concerns with virtual assistants, Privacy concerns with voice assistants, Privacy issues with voice assistants, Privacy issues with voice interfaces.