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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jan 3, 2025

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit claiming its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy, Reuters reports. A preliminary settlement was filed Tuesday in a California federal court and requires approval from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White. Mobile device owners alleged that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations after unintentionally activating Siri, and then disclosed the conversations to third parties, including advertisers. The class period runs from 2014 to 2024, starting when Siri incorporated the "Hey, Siri" feature, which allegedly led to the unauthorized recordings. Class members, estimated to number in the tens of millions, may receive up to $20 per Siri-enabled device, such as iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.