Apple Agrees to $95M Settlement in Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million (£77 million) to settle a lawsuit claiming some of its devices listened to people without their consent.
The tech giant faced allegations that its virtual assistant, Siri, eavesdropped on users and shared voice recordings with advertisers. While Apple has denied any wrongdoing, it agreed to settle the case.
According to the settlement, Apple denies claims that it “recorded, shared, or failed to delete conversations” triggered by Siri without user consent. The company’s lawyers stated that Siri recordings collected before October 2019 have been permanently deleted.
However, the claimants argue that Siri sometimes recorded users unintentionally, even without the activation phrase, “Hey Siri.” They also allege that advertisers who received these re...