Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In many busy households around the world, it's not uncommon for children to shout out directives to Apple's Siri or Amazon's Alexa. They may make a game out of asking the voice-activated personal assistant (VAPA) what time it is, or requesting a popular song. While this may seem like a mundane part of domestic life, there is much more going on. World News | ‘Hey Siri': Virtual Assistants Are Listening to Children and then Using the Data.