Apple to lawmakers: Your iPhone isn't spying to you

A customer examines the iPhone X at an Apple Store in Atlanta on Nov. 3 2017. The iPhone only listens to users when triggered by the phrase "Hey Siri," Apple said in a letter to lawmakers explaining how it guards consumer privacy. The letter was written in response to a one sent by leaders of the House's Energy and Commerce Committee seeking answers on how the tech giant safeguards privacy. A similar letter was sent to Larry Page, the CEO of Google parent company Alphabet, which produces the Android operating system. The letter from lawmakers sought information on how Apple collects and uses consumer data, as well as how the microphones work on iPhones.