Apple settles Siri lawsuit with a $95 million payout

Yordan, 03 January 2025

Apple decided to pay $95 million in cash to settle a class action lawsuit, claiming its voice assistant Siri was recording private conversations.

On Tuesday, the initial settlement was submitted to the federal court in Oakland, California, awaiting approval from the US District Judge.

Apple settles Siri lawsuit with a $95 million payment

The class action lawsuit alleged that Apple was "frequently recording” conversations following the unintended activation of the voice assistant. Subsequently, these conversations were shared with third parties, including advertisers.

The plaintiffs asserted they were offered Air Jordan sneakers, Olive Garden dining experiences, and even a specific brand of surgical treatment, which was reportedly discussed in private with a doctor.

The class period runs from September 17, 2014, to December 31, 2024 - the entire time Siri has been part of the Apple ecosystem.

Apple settles Siri lawsuit with a $95 million payment

Class members, will receive $20 for each Siri-enabled device, including iPhones and Apple Watches. Plaintiff's lawyers did not provide comments, and Apple has denied any wrongdoing.

According to Reuters, the $95 million cash settlement equals about nine hours of profit for Apple, as the company reported $93.74 billion in its latest fiscal year.

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Even Android does this when not a single relevant account is logged in the phone itself. They only make sure you discuss it in multiple places, then only you get ads.

  • Anonymous
  • 09 Jan 2025
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came to this thinking that siri secretly said " im gonna kidnap you"

Try read again.... My point was that we can choose if aPple or Google are the crooks stealing our data. But they WILL be stolen on both Ios and Android!!

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