Apple to pay $95m To Settle Siri ‘Listening’ Lawsuit

Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a lawsuit claiming its Siri virtual assistant recorded users without their consent and shared voice data with advertisers.

The class action, filed in Northern California, accused Apple of eavesdropping through unintentional Siri activations, collecting sensitive voice recordings without permission. Claimants alleged these recordings were then used by advertisers to target users with tailored ads. Apple denies any wrongdoing, maintaining it has never disclosed unauthorised recordings and permanently deleted earlier collected data before October 2019.