He's got a point. And you are very good with words.
At this point, I feel companies need to PROVE they are not nefarious, not just say things.
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Apple to Shell Out $95 Million to Settle Siri Spying Lawsuit [Updated]
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At this point, I feel companies need to PROVE they are not nefarious, not just say things.
Unless any company proves, convincingly, they are not doing anything deemed "bad" with my data, I assume they are. I then try to not give them too much/everything. And I cross off every box and use every blocker and shield known to man. But I really need a Pi-Hole
I agree. I like companies to provide proof first. And I like people to support their arguments too.
Making random comments without support mean nothing and that’s all I asked for.
Cheers
Proof from today? Another favorite internet posting device it was alleged yesterday, therefore must be the same today. A leopard don’t change its spots.
All are spying on us with the consent from the regulatory authorities (and help them as well in turn)! But we are made to feel secured by some through continuous bombardment of commercials mentioning about privacy, safety and security! Most of those believe this are victims of bombardment of marketing materials!
Quite a long time since litigation has started. Anyway good to see that there is some conclusion now. Apple's privacy policies are good but looks like they could have been explained better.
This calls for another huge privacy billboard in Vegas. That always works.
How can I join these class action lawsuits? I want to buy a new lambo.
No, Apple paid a settlement to stop the investigation as always. Had they continued, they would have needed to allow access into their dealings. Go go hush money.
Wait I get like a hundred emails every week about how to make money from home with just a tiny upfront cost. I’ve also got royals offering me money because they have banking issues. I won’t go for those because I’m anti establishment but I can give them your number if you like 🤑
Oh right, that’s why I keep getting ads for camera covers!
This is exactly the argument Adobe made when they started scanning everything in Creative Cloud. Of course, it came out that they were training AI, but surely Apple has no such incentive.
Oh Steve. No they can comply with the law but lets not pretend that the CCP's laws respect people's privacy.
They are also exactly why Apple shouldn't be implementing mass surveillance of their devices because they are exactly the kind of regime that would abuse it.
That was my first thought, does this person have any Meta apps installed on their iPhone. Meta is always trying to bypass Apple’s security.
Correct. People forget they were all implicated in mass surveillance and the whistleblower is treated like an enemy of the state by the US. Can only assume there was some truth in what he was alleging.
But, but, but...Apple, privacy, data. If you live in the US, trust me when I tell you that there truly is no privacy anymore, and your data for the most part is not safe. If you believe otherwise, you are not grounded in reality.
This is a very dangerous take on things.
You aren’t concerned with privacy because you have nothing to hide? It’s that age old saying now “that’s like saying you don’t care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say”
Humans at their base deserve liberty and freedom. It doesn’t matter if they have anything to hide or not.
I agree. When it is all said and done, they can listen all they want because I truly have nothing to hide. However, it is the fact that they lie to us about it, that is the problem. Also, law abiding citizens shouldn't be under 24 hour surveillance in the United States, or anywhere else really.
I'm just glad I don't have any offspring.
Apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit involving Siri spying accusations, reports Reuters. The lawsuit alleges that Apple recorded conversations captured with accidental Siri activations, and then shared information from those conversations with third-party advertisers.
Two plaintiffs claimed that after speaking about products like Air Jordan shoes and Olive Garden, their devices showed ads for those products, while another said he received ads for a surgical treatment after discussing it privately with his doctor.
The lawsuit dates back to 2019, after a report outed the private conversations that contractors were privy to when Siri was accidentally activated. Apple was using contractors to evaluate Siri recordings to make improvements to the service, and employees claimed to have heard confidential medical information, drug deals, intimate moments, and other private data.
Apple was never secretive about the fact that some Siri recordings were analyzed by humans, but the company's privacy terms at the time did not explicitly state that there was human oversight of Siri. The customers that filed the lawsuit said that Apple did not inform consumers that they are "regularly being recorded without consent," and they claimed they would not have purchased Apple devices had they known about the Siri recordings.
While the lawsuit initially focused on Apple's lack of disclosure, the first filing was dismissed in February 2021 because it did not include enough concrete data about the recordings that Apple allegedly collected. An amended complaint that focused on Siri recordings used for "targeted advertising" was refiled in September 2021, and that was allowed to move forward.
There has been no evidence that Apple ever provided Siri recordings or information from Siri recordings to advertisers, and Apple's privacy policies have long made it clear that any data collected from Siri for the purpose of improving the feature is anonymized and not associated with a specific user.
In the settlement filing, Apple says that it "continues to deny any and all alleged wrongdoing and liability, specifically denies each of the Plaintiffs' contentions and claims, and continues to deny that the Plaintiffs' claims and allegations would be suitable for class action status." Apple is settling to avoid further costs of litigation.
The settlement has received preliminary approval from the court. According to the filing, all current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri device in the United States whose confidential or private communications were obtained by Apple between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024 are considered class members and could be eligible for a payment.
A settlement website will be set up to identify those eligible to participate within 45 days, with Apple required to share contact information for customers who purchased a device with Siri capabilities. Claim information will be collected until May 15, 2025, after which time the settlement will be finalized and payments will go out to eligible customers. Each class member will be able to submit claims for up to five Siri devices, receiving up to $20 for each one. The actual settlement payment will depend on the total number of valid claims that are submitted.
After the 2019 scandal about contractors listening to accidental Siri recordings, Apple temporarily suspended its Siri evaluation program, stopped using contractors, and implemented options that allow users to delete Siri recordings and block them from being listened to. In later updates, Apple moved some Siri processing on-device, reducing the content that's uploaded to its servers.
Article Link: Apple to Shell Out $95 Million to Settle Siri Spying Lawsuit
The whole world is going down the drain before our eyes.
I get a lot of "little blue pills" ads.🥺 Dagnabbit Google, that's gotta be a violation of HIPAA or something.🤨
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