{"id":2434044,"date":"2025-05-13T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-users-can-file-claim-in-95-million-in-eavesdropping-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T11:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T15:31:00","slug":"apple-users-can-file-claim-in-95-million-in-eavesdropping-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-users-can-file-claim-in-95-million-in-eavesdropping-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple users can file claim in $95 million in eavesdropping lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fapple-users-can-file-claim-in-95-million-in-eavesdropping-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2434044&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Apple users can now file claims as part of a $95 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To ...ially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">class-action lawsuit<\/a> over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/veteran-journalist-could-face-severe-financial-sanctions-for-refusing-to-give-up-source\/\" title=\"Veteran journalist could face severe financial sanctions for refusing to give up source\">alleged privacy violations<\/a> by the company through its voice-activated assistant, Siri.The lawsuit accuses Apple of recording user conversations without consent and sharing this data with third parties, including advertisers. Users who owned Siri-equipped devices from September 17, 2014, to December 31, 2024, may be eligible for compensation of $20 per device, provided their private communications were recorded and shared. Claims must be filed by July 2, 2025, with a final hearing set for August 1, 2025. The lawsuit, initiated in 2019, was spurred by incidents where users received targeted ads shortly after private conversations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Apple users can file claim in $95 million in&nbsp;Siri eavesdropping lawsuit<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2018367\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Apple <\/a>users can begin filing claims in a $95 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/class-action-lawsuits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">class-action lawsuit<\/a> in which the company is accused of using the voice-activated Siri to violate user privacy.<\/p>\n<p>The company records conversations with Siri and shares them with third parties such as advertisers, according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3409129\/google-amazon-open-ai-executives-trump-saudi-arabia\/\">Google, Amazon, and Open AI chiefs among executives joining Trump in Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3408712\/sports-betting-north-carolina-113-million-first-full-fiscal-year\/\">Sports betting on pace for $113.1 million in first full fiscal year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3408349\/megyn-kelly-dylan-mulvaney-versace-new-bud-light\/\">Versace is the &#8216;new Bud Light&#8217; with Dylan Mulvaney partnership: Megyn Kelly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Siri is activated when users say the phrase &ldquo;Hey Siri,&rdquo; but Apple users reported that Siri was recording their conversations without ever being prompted.<\/p>\n<p>Emails and postcards with a claim identification and confirmation code, which can be filled out online, were sent out on Tuesday. Those who did not receive a claim but believe they are eligible can file a new claim on the website.<\/p>\n<p>Apple users can file claims on up to five Siri-equipped devices they owned between Sept. 17, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2024. To be eligible, the user&rsquo;s &ldquo;confidential communications&rdquo; must have been obtained by Apple and shared with a third-party user. They are eligible for $20 per device. The 2014 date marks when Apple introduced the &ldquo;Hey Siri&rdquo; voice command.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline to file a claim is July 2, 2025, and a final hearing is scheduled for Aug. 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3398030\/judge-rules-apple-violated-antitrust-ruling-app-store-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JUDGE RULES APPLE &lsquo;WILLFULLY&rsquo; VIOLATED ANTITRUST ORDER ON APP STORE RESTRICTIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The class-action lawsuit, known as&nbsp;<em>Lopez v. Apple Inc.<\/em>, was filed in 2019 by three plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<p>One plaintiff claimed he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-facebook-targeted-users-with-low-digital-literacy-skills-with-violent-and-explicit-posts\/\" title=\"Report: Facebook Targeted ... with Low &#039;Digital Literacy&#039; Skills with Violent and Explicit Posts\">began receiving ads<\/a> for a brand-name surgical treatment just after he had a private conversation with his doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2018367\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2018367\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple users can file claims in a $95 million lawsuit over Siri privacy violations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2434045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24096360507311-scaled-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50972,4893,24830,55138,4585],"class_list":["post-2434044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-apple-2","tag-claim","tag-compensation","tag-eavesdropping","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24096360507311-scaled-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434048,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434044\/revisions\/2434048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2434045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}