Apple Agrees to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Recordings Tied to Siri

Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to resolve a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company obtained private communications and shared them with third parties without consent through Siri. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit alleged that Siri was activated unintentionally and went on to share confidential or private discussions overheard by the voice-driven virtual assistant with Apple. The proposed settlement requires Apple to address the alleged privacy violations by requiring the company to confirm it has permanently deleted individual Siri audio recordings obtained prior to October 2019 six months after it goes into effect. It also will require the iPhone maker to publish details explaining to users how they may opt in to a choice to improve Siri.