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iPhone users filed a lawsuit against Apple after claiming that the Siri digital assistant was listening to private conversations. The company is set to use a $95 million fund to pay millions of affected users.
Five years ago, iPhone users filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the Siri virtual assistant was listening to private conversations without the users’ consent. The company is set to use a $95 million fund to compensate those affected.
The lawsuit also claimed that Siri was sharing user data with advertisers. They mentioned Air Jordan sneaker purchases, meals at Olive Garden restaurants, and afterwards started seeing more ads related to these topics.
The allegations stated that Apple was collecting conversations through “unintentional activation of Siri.” A preliminary settlement was presented to the federal court in Oakland, California, and Apple agreed to pay $95 million to resolve the dispute.
If the proposal is approved, Apple users in the U.S. could receive up to $20 per device with Siri activated, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, from September 17, 2014, to December 31, 2024.
Apple will also need to prove that it deleted any data from private conversations that were recorded and provide users with clearer information about how their voice data is used.
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