Apple Settles Lawsuit Alleging Siri Eavesdropped On Users Without Consent

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a five-year-old lawsuit alleging that its Siri virtual assistant eavesdropped on users without consent. The lawsuit claimed Siri recorded conversations even when not activated by trigger words and shared some recordings with advertisers. Apple denies wrongdoing, but the settlement allows eligible users of Siri-equipped devices from September 2014 to December 2023 to claim up to $20 per device, capped at five devices. The $95 million settlement is a small fraction of Apple's $705 billion in profits since 2014 and the $1.5 billion potential liability if found guilty of privacy law violations.