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Apple Assistant Siri - Glitch - FYI & beware!!

ol_Bombero-JC
Explorer
Explorer
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
Explorer II
Explorer II
Alexia is our go to girl.

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

Lwiddis
Explorer II
Explorer II
Who calls Amazon? The lady may not be as sharp as believed.
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larry_cad
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Explorer II
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)

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MarkTwain
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Explorer
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
Explorer
Explorer
I shut off Siri long ago. Useless.

rk911
Explorer
Explorer
i find Siri to be nearly useless for just about anything.
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