One poet described his poetic vocation as a violent assault: his personal jinni had appeared to him without any warning, thrown him to the ground and forced the verses from his mouth.1 So, when Muhammad heard the curt command "Recite!"
Because some of the data that Siri collects can be very personal, the American Civil Liberties Union put out a warning about Siri just a couple of months ago.
In 2006, for example, 120 Chinese scientists, many working in the United States, wrote to the country's science-policy officials warning of the risks of unfounded allegations and anonymous personal attacks.