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Apple to pay $95M to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping
- mentalgear 2y ago"The alleged recordings occurred even when people didn’t seek to activate the virtual assistant with the trigger words, “Hey, Siri.” Some of the recorded conversations were then shared with advertisers in an attempt to sell their products to consumers more likely to be interested in the goods and services, the lawsuit asserted."
- mentalgear 2y ago"Each consumer could receive up to $20 per Siri-equipped device covered by the settlement, although the payment could be reduced or increased, depending on the volume of claims. Only 3% to 5% of eligible consumers are expected to file claims, according to estimates in court documents."
- shaneos 2y agoPeople accused Facebook of this for years, and it was Apple all along. So much for the privacy-first company nonsense they've been spouting for years. The fact that this fine is so low is a real injustice. How is this not bigger than Cambridge Analytica?
- rchaud 2y agoIt's not a fine, it's a settlement aka hush money. Nothing entered into public record, no admission of guilt. Nice and clean.
- gwill 2y agoI hadn't thought eavesdropping was possible given the programming of siri and the architecture of the hardware. Does this settling mean that Apple is guilty?
- ChrisArchitect 2y ago[dupe] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42578929 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42578929