Apple has decided to settle a five-year-old class action lawsuit accusing the company of using Siri to eavesdrop on conversations — and millions of iPhone users could soon qualify for a portion of the payout.
A preliminary settlement for $95 million in cash was filed on Tuesday night in California Federal court, per Reuters, and it still has to be approved by a U.S. District Judge. Apple denies all wrongdoing.
What did the lawsuit allege?
The lawsuit, Lopez v. Apple, Inc. was first filed in 2019 and alleged that Apple discreetly recorded users’ conversations without their permission or knowledge and shared recordings of the conversations with third-party advertisers.
The plaintiffs accused Apple
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