Apple agrees to $95 million payouts to settle lawsuit alleging Siri recorded private conversations

Despite not admitting to having done anything wrong, Apple has agreed $95 million in settlement payouts for “unintentional” Siri activations that may have resulted in private conversations being recorded. The payment agreement comes after years of legal back and forth following reports from users that Siri was “spying” on them after being activated unbidden. The proposed class action lawsuit has its roots in complaints dating back to 2014. See also: Users complained that they were delivered ads that were for products they had only discussed in private conversations without having manually activated Siri. Examples include “private discussions between doctors and… [Continue Reading]