Apple Reaches $95 Million Siri Privacy Settlement

Apple began distributing about $129 payments in late January 2024 to U.S. device owners as part of a $95 million settlement resolving In re: Apple Inc. Device Privacy Litigation over unintended Siri activations and human review of recordings. Apple changed policies in August 2019 to stop default audio retention and make human review opt-in; the settlement underscores industry-wide privacy reforms and shifts toward on-device processing.