Apple has agreed to a $95 million cash settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging its Siri voice assistant violated users’ privacy stated in a report.
The preliminary settlement, filed Tuesday night in an Oakland, California federal court, awaits approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White. The lawsuit claims Apple recorded private conversations unintentionally triggered by Siri and shared the data with third parties, including advertisers, according to a Reuters report.
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Typically, voice assistants like Siri respond to “hot words” such as “Hey, Siri.” However, plaintiffs reported instances where casual mentions of products or services like Air Jordan sneakers, Olive Garden, or surgical treatments allegedly prompted targeted advertisements, raising privacy concerns.
The lawsuit covers users with Siri-enabled devices, such as iPhones and Apple Watches, from September 17, 2014, to December 31, 2024. Class members, estimated to number in the tens of millions, could receive up to $20 per device as compensation.
The $95 million settlement represents just nine hours of profit for Apple, which reported a net income of $93.74 billion in its latest fiscal year.
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