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Apple agreed to a $95 million settlement stemming from a 2019 class action suit in the United States. The case alleged that Siri, the company’s artificial intelligence assistant, had recorded user’s voices — and even private conversations — without their consent.
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$20 per person, per device
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Apple contractors “regularly” listened to private conversations and encounters including medical appointments, drug deals, and sex. The recordings were made accidentally when Sir “misheard” a word as its activation cue.
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391 billion](https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2024/10/apple-reports-fourth-quarter-results/) billion in revenue last year, nearly $94 billion of which was profit.
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privacy violations amount to little more than a piddling expense. Class action payouts are just a line item in the budget, not a deterrent to invasive practices
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It’s not an outrageous demand that companies be required to keep consumers’ data safe, handling it responsibly and only with direct, express consent — not through hidden terms of service or obscure settings designed to exploit users by way of legalese and technicalities