In January, Apple Agree to pay $95 million to resolve the class action lawsuit as its voice assistant Siri listens in a private conversation. Now, affected users have less than eight weeks to claim it as a small portion of cash.
this Lopez V Apple The lawsuit was filed in December, accusing Apple of private conversations caused by accidental activation and then sharing the data with third parties. Two plaintiffs claimed that after private discussions with doctors, they had a personal conversation with a specific brand, and they provided medical ads to them after having a personal conversation with a specific brand.
This is not the first time Siri has been accused of eavesdropping. The whistleblower spoke with Guardian in 2019, claiming that the external contractors who assessed Siri’s effectiveness could listen to everything from criminal transactions to sexual intercourse.
Apple stopped using these third parties soon after, and when resolving the case, Apple also denied all illegal activities here. An Apple spokesperson told Wired in January that “Siri data was never used to build marketing profiles and was never sold to anyone for any purpose.”
That said, Apple obviously still wants the lawsuit to go away and (in the settlement) owns the owner or buyer of Siri-backed devices that have experienced unexpected Siri activations in private conversations and may be eligible for a fee of up to $100. Each person can submit a claim for up to five devices.
The list of qualified devices includes iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Apple Watch, iMac, HomePod, Apple TV, and iPod Touch – but these devices must be purchased and used between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024. The lawsuit applies only to U.S. owners.
How to ask
If you believe you are eligible for some of the expenses, you must file your claim by July 2, 2025. Some people will receive an email or postcard and notify them of their eligibility, as well as a claim identification code. If you do this, please use this feature when applying. Otherwise, go to the online visit the case website and use the Submit Claims page.
First choose “New Proposition”. You will need to submit your name and address, the email address associated with your Apple ID, and the proof of purchase or the serial number and model of each device you request.
You will have to announce that in the prescribed time window you experienced at least one unexpected Siri activation and at least one event occurred in a conversation intended to be “private or confidential.”
It is worth noting that the payment amount per Siri device is $20, but the amount actually received by the claimant may be smaller depending on the number of valid claims submitted. A final approval hearing to determine the final amount will be held on August 1, 2025, when the court will rule whether the claim is “fair, reasonable and sufficient”.
