If you used Siri between 2014 and 2024, you may have a claim against Apple

If you used Siri between 2014 and 2024, and the voice assistant was ever activated by something random you said, you may be entitled to a cut of a payout from Apple. Apple agreed back in January to settle a class action privacy lawsuit for unintended Siri activations between September 17 2014 and December 31 2024, and US residents can now register a claim … Siri privacy lawsuit The issue dates back to 2019, when it was revealed that Apple contractors heard recordings of private conversations by the company’s customers. This happened when Siri was accidentally triggered by something a HomePod or other device thought was a “Hey Siri” command, but wasn’t. A short section of the conversation that followed would be captured by the device, and may have been included in the Siri interactions human reviewers listened to in a bid to improve Siri’s understanding. One of the reviewers acted as a whistleblower, telling The Guardian that they’d heard very sensitive conversations. The whistlebl ... Read full article.