Apple Assistant Siri - Glitch - FYI & beware!!

[ol_Bombero-JC]

Listening to one of the call-in radio programs today. Caller was looking for advice.

His 94 yr old mom is very(?) computer savvy - has various Apple devices.
She asked Siri for a phone number for Amazon.

Siri came back with a number which was a phishing (bogus) number for Amazon. Unfortunately, she trusted the phony number and allowed the supposed Amazon folks to access her laptop....:(

Time for a data save, wipe & fresh re-boot.

She is 94 yrs old - "we" all know better, right?...:W

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[FlatBroke]

Alexia is our go to girl.

[BB_TX]

SIRI is fine for finding the nearest chain fast food or restaurant, but not much else that I have found.

[Lwiddis]

Who calls Amazon? The lady may not be as sharp as believed.

[larry_cad]

Only thing SIRI is good for is comic relief. My wife insists on talking to SIRI and fails every time, so she talks louder and louder until she is shouting and then finally gets totally frustrated. As far as I know, she has never actually gotten whatever it was she was hollering for! And of course, it is SIRI'S fault.
(Which I believe)

Always easier to just type in what you want.

[MarkTwain]

ol Bombero-JC wrote:
Listening to one of the call-in radio programs today. Caller was looking for advice.

His 94 yr old mom is very(?) computer savvy - has various Apple devices.
She asked Siri for a phone number for Amazon.

Siri came back with a number which was a phishing (bogus) number for Amazon. Unfortunately, she trusted the phony number and allowed the supposed Amazon folks to access her laptop....:(

Time for a data save, wipe & fresh re-boot.

She is 94 yrs old - "we" all know better, right?...:W

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I search the Amazon web to get their phone number then I put it into my contact list. SIRI is too unreliable and undependable.

[Jack_Diane_Free]

I shut off Siri long ago. Useless.

[rk911]

i find Siri to be nearly useless for just about anything.