Apple Settles $95 Million Lawsuit Over Siri Privacy Violations: Here's The Amount Affected Users Will Receive
Apple Settles $95 Million Lawsuit Over Siri Privacy Violations: Here's The Amount Affected Users Will Receive
The lawsuit stemmed from user complaints that Siri would accidentally activate and record private conversations, which allegedly resulted in targeted advertising. Users claimed Apple shared these recordings with third-party companies, though Apple has denied these privacy violation allegations.Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its Siri voice assistant recorded users' private conversations without consent, according to court documents filed Tuesday at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
蘋果公司（納斯達克：AAPL）已同意支付9500萬美元以和解一起訴訟，指控其Siri語音助手在未獲許可的情況下錄音用戶的私人對話，根據週二在加利福尼亞北區美國地方法院提交的法庭文件。
What Happened: The preliminary settlement could benefit millions of U.S. consumers who owned Apple devices between September 2014 and December 2024, Reuters reported.
發生了什麼：初步和解可能使2014年9月到2024年12月期間擁有蘋果設備的數百萬美國消費者受益，路透社報道。
Eligible users can receive up to $20 per Siri-enabled device, with a limit of five claims per person. Approved claimants should receive payments within 60 days of filing.
符合條件的用戶可以每個帶有Siri的設備獲得最多20美元的賠償，每人最多可以申請五次。被批准的索賠者應在提交申請後的60天內收到款項。
The lawsuit stemmed from user complaints that Siri would accidentally activate and record private conversations, which allegedly resulted in targeted advertising. Users claimed Apple shared these recordings with third-party companies, though Apple has denied these privacy violation allegations.
這起訴訟源於用戶的投訴，稱Siri會意外激活並錄製私人對話，涉嫌導致針對性廣告。用戶聲稱蘋果公司將這些錄音分享給第三方公司，儘管蘋果否認了這些侵犯隱私的指控。
Why It Matters: As part of the settlement, Apple must delete any unauthorized recordings made before October 2019 within six months of the agreement's effective date. The company will also revise its user guidance about the "Improve Siri" option to clarify what information may be stored.
爲什麼這很重要：作爲和解的一部分，蘋果必須在協議生效日期後的六個月內刪除2019年10月之前的任何未授權錄音。公司還將修訂用戶指導，以澄清「改善Siri」選項中可能存儲的信息。
In late 2023, Google settled a similar lawsuit for $700 million over unauthorized recordings by its voice assistant.
在2023年底，谷歌就其語音助手的未授權錄音支付了70000萬美元和解類似訴訟。
The court has scheduled the next hearing for Feb. 14 in Oakland to finalize the settlement terms.
法庭已安排於2月14日在奧克蘭舉行下次聽證會，以最終確定和解條款。
Price Action: Apple's stock closed at $243.85 on Thursday, down 2.62% for the day. In after-hours trading, the stock rose 0.057%. Over the past year, Apple has seen a significant increase, rising by 31.36%, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
價格走勢：蘋果股票週四收盤於243.85美元，全天下跌2.62%。在盤後交易中，股票上漲了0.057%。根據Benzinga Pro的數據，過去一年，蘋果的股價大幅上漲，漲幅達到31.36%。
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