Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that its virtual assistant Siri was used to eavesdrop on users of iPhones and other devices. The proposed settlement, filed in an Oakland, California federal court, aims to resolve a 5-year-old lawsuit that claimed Apple activated Siri to record conversations without users' consent.
The lawsuit alleged that Siri recorded conversations through devices equipped with the virtual assistant, even when users did not activate it with the trigger words 'Hey, Siri.' Some recordings were reportedly shared with advertisers to target consumers for marketing purposes.
