San Francisco, CA - May 15, 2025 – Tech giant Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming its Siri voice assistant violated user privacy by recording private conversations without consent. The lawsuit, initiated in 2019, alleged that Siri was inadvertently activated without the "Hey, Siri" command, capturing sensitive discussions and sharing them with third-party contractors, sometimes leading to targeted advertisements.

The settlement, pending approval by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White, offers eligible U.S. residents who owned Siri-enabled devices—such as iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, MacBooks, iMacs, HomePods, iPod touches, or Apple TVs—between September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024, up to $20 per device, with a maximum of five devices per claimant. To qualify, users must confirm under oath that Siri recorded a private conversation due to accidental activation.

As part of the agreement, Apple will verify the deletion of Siri audio recordings collected before October 2019 and create a webpage detailing the opt-in process for Siri improvements. Apple denies any wrongdoing, asserting that Siri data was never sold or used for marketing purposes, and opted for the settlement to avoid prolonged litigation.

Claim submissions are open until July 2, 2025, through the official settlement website. A final approval hearing is set for August 1, 2025.