Absolutely agree that the convenience doesn’t make up for the downsides. I do think that some cases can be covered without putting data out in the wild with so

Absolutely agree that the convenience doesn’t make up for the downsides. I do think that some cases can be covered without putting data out in the wild with some third party. Siri and similar apps don’t do well with complex commands, but just fine with simple things (light switch, calendar entry, alarm) that an offline tool might also understand. Same goes for fitness trackers, note taking apps, etc. We as consumers should choose such alternatives. As developers and entrepreneurs we should try to enable these solutions, so we don’t have to rely on apps that might monetize differently than advertised or turn off when some company decides it’s not profitable enough. There’s also work being done on decentralizing analysis and monetizing your own data, but I’m not sure it’s ready yet.