United States of America: Class action lawsuit against Apple for Siri voice assistant privacy violations
Progress
Current status
concluded
31 Dec 2024 concluded
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
technological consumer goods
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Reached settlement in class action lawsuit against Apple for Siri voice assistant privacy violations
On 31 December 2024, Apple agreed to pay USD 95 million to plaintiffs to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that its Siri voice assistant violated user privacy. The claim alleged that Apple recorded private conversations after users inadvertentl…
SourceEvent type
civil lawsuit
Action type
closure
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court