Apple Will Pay $95 Million Due to Privacy Violation

Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2019 over allegations that conversations with Siri were recorded without permission.

The settlement now awaits approval in federal court in Oakland, California, and if the deal is finalized iPhone and Apple Watch owners with Siri will be able to receive their shares from this payment pool.

What happened in the case?

The plaintiff claimed that Apple recorded user conversations without permission and transferred them to third-party individuals and institutions, and that this data was used for personalized advertisements. Especially “Hey Siri” It was claimed that the command triggered these recording processes and created a privacy violation.

Apple denied these allegations and did not accept the accusations, but took some important steps after the lawsuit in 2019:

• It launched an internal review of Siri-related processes.
• Updated user permissions for Siri voice recordings.

How much payment will users receive?

According to the details of the agreement, people using Siri-enabled devices such as iPhone and Apple Watch You can get paid up to $20 per device.. It is estimated that more than 10 million people can benefit from the reconciliation pool.

Although Apple sees this payment as the best way to compromise, the $95 million payment corresponds to only nine hours of earnings for the company, according to Reuters.

Details on how the payments will be made have not yet been announced, but the details are expected to become clear after the agreement is officially concluded.