Apple Faces $95M Fine for Siri Spying Allegations

Apple Siri is getting a lot of buzz at the moment. Yes, he has cheated customers on a five-year-old case. The allegation is that Apple secretly activated Siri to record conversations via iPhones and other devices equipped with virtual assistants for more than a decade. The lawsuit claimed that some of the recorded conversations were shared with advertisers.

Allegations against Apple Siri

Everyone is a fan of Apple, but you may be shocked to know that the company broke users' trust five years ago. Many of you may know this, but there will probably still be many people who do not know that Apple was accused of spying through Siri. After the allegation, the company has now agreed to pay a fine of $ 95 million (about Rs 814.85 crore) in this case.

SIRI is Spying On You

The case will be heard in the Federal Court of Auckland. In this 5-year-old case, the company was accused that Siri was listening to users' private conversations in iPhones, iPads and other Apple devices. Actually, this whole matter is related to listening to the private conversations of Apple users, for which Apple's digital assistant Siri was used. According to reports, not only the users' conversations have been recorded and stored, but the recordings have also been shared with third parties.

What does Apple say?

Undoubtedly, Apple has been accused of this for years, but the company has been adamant that we have never done anything wrong. Apple is to pay a fine of $ 95 million, and the affected Apple users will be paid a maximum of $ 20 (about Rs 1715.29) per device. In addition, Apple will also have to ensure that the recording data of private conversations has been deleted. The case is yet to be approved by the court.