What to know about Apple's $95 million settlement of the snooping Siri case

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to pers...

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Apple Settles Siri Eavesdropping Suit for $95 Million

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Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of snoopy eavesdropping

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices
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Apple will pay $95 million to settle allegations that its Siri virtual assistant violated people's privacy by eavesdropping on mobile device users.
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Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices.
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Apple agrees to pay $95 million to settle Siri eavesdropping claims

Apple surreptitiously activated Siri to record user conversations through iPhones and other devices, court finds.
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Apple agrees to $95M settlement over Siri eavesdropping claims: Who could get payments, if it's approved

The agreement would put an end to a 5-year-old lawsuit that accused Siri of eavesdropping.
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The class-action lawsuit alleged the company obtained private communications and shared them with third parties without consent through Siri.
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