Pickles by Brian Crane for August 17, 2021

The Siri on my iPhone is set to Australian male; default American female is too generic.

You have to PAY to put that object into your home where it becomes a spy that sends EVERYTHING it hears back to its masters “so they can evaluate the interactions and try to improve them.” In other words: It’s a SPY. That YOU have to pay for. As cute as this cartoon is, it is ALSO celebrating yet another chink in our personal privacy.

Siri is much too spooky.

1984- Big Brother (or Sister) is watching you!! (Orwell)!

Opal, Hubba Hubba? Even Muffin is surprised!

I just got a mental picture of Barbara Eden with her arms crossed.

Seems like I already have plenty of bills to pay why create another one by having Siri ?

I stuffed Alexa back in the box, never to be seen again!

I see they are having a Siri-ous conversation…

I’d like to be able to change the name to Pussycat.

Then I could ask “♪What’s new, pussycat? Woah, woah♫”

IT looks like Muffin is winking in the first frame , and is yawning in the last frame . Super stuff today , thanks to Brian for a great … almost great cartoon today .

don’t have one — WON’T HAVE ONE.

The Smart Phone is also a spy, so turn it off when you are home.

Oh Pearl’s a little excited!

All my devices are set so Siri is a British Male. Yum!

Sooo not PC to say the word “Master” it soon will be removed from the english language. And all books using that word will be burned.

Listen & watch all you want….I got nothing to hide. In fact, get your popcorn & be prepared to be bored to tears. LOL

Blimey! What’chu want, mate?

I thought Siri was just on iPhones. I guess not. (I am an android person) That product looks like an early version of what goes by the name of Alexa.

Yes Muffin, I agree. And I hate it when someone on TV gives an Alexa order. Mine won’t shut up for ten minutes.

and all the millennials are going—-“HUBBA HUBBA???”

For all those out there that are paranoid, also stop using checks and debit/credit cards, and don’t use a computer

My new car now has Google’s Android Automotive infotainment software system. I can give voice commands to the car for non-driving features, like climate control, music control, even texting (although I never use it for that). It is a good safety feature for the first two so I can turn on/off the A/C or pause a song without looking down at the dash or taking my hand from the wheel. I don’t think Google is going to do me much harm by learning that I like it cool in the car when it’s 90 outside.

Same, Girl. Same.

My daughter has Hugh Jackman’s voice on her GPS when we need it. Very nice…

My grandson hacked my Siri so I can listen to other homes.

Boy, you should hear what people say when they think no one is around.

Muffin looks perfectly bored.

It’s hard to imagine the Australian word for “master”. It’s not that kind of place.