[wtvanhest]

My theory is that a different 3rd party app is listening and that FB/Goog are buying the data without even knowing the 3rd party app is listening. Some of the coincidences could be frequency illusion, but I really don't think so. Some of the coincidences are just too strange.

[gcb0]

And that might very well be siri.

Which explain the race to voice assistant, that are used maybe once or twice a year, yet everyone invest millions. from cortana to Echo.

[midgetjones]

I think it's more likely to be amazon/google than apple