Apple to Pay $95M in Siri Privacy Settlement

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL, ETR:APC) will make a cash settlement of $95 million for a proposed class action lawsuit that accused its iPhone voice assistant, Siri of invading users’ privacy.

People state that Siri collected data from its users while active and passed it to third parties without their knowledge.

An initial application was made on Tuesday night at the Oakland, California federal court, which awaits the endorsement of US District Judge Jeffrey White.

Litigants in the class action may be awarded up to $20 per Siri enabled device.

The class period prevailing from September 17, 2014 when Apple incorporate the “Hey Siri” voice activation that triggered the recording of conversations without the consent of the users to December 31, 2024.

Apple dismissed all the allegations of misdoing in agreeing to settle the case.

The iPhone maker lost 2.3% or about $245 by late morning on Thursday.