It came as a shock to Apple users when a lawsuit was filed against it for eavesdropping through Siri. While Apple has been known for its unparalleled security, this allegation was a big one! While the company tried to shrug it off, it had to accept the settlement of $95 million. What was the entire fiasco? And how can you get money out of it? Read on to know it all.
What was Apple charged for recently?
The voice recognition program of Apple – Siri is said to be in the middle of this entire scenario. Claim was made that Siri overhears the private conversations of the Apple users, even though they haven’t turned on the voice recognition.
It means that all the private conversations get recorded and tapped. This was a serious thing that Apple couldn’t have gone past easily. The allegation included that the information that Siri accumulates with the recording is sent to the companies that then send shopping or related notifications to increase their sales.
Can I get money from the Apple lawsuit?
If you are an Apple user living in the US, then yes, you can get money from the Apple lawsuit. This amount is $20 per Apple device. If you include the entire family, Apple will give you a maximum of $100 as compensation per Apple product that you use.
The amount will be transferred to you, but the time of this transfer may not be the same for everybody.
How can I get money from the Apple lawsuit?
If you are an Apple user and want to get money from the Apple lawsuit, these are the things that you must do/have –
- It requires you to have one or more than one Apple devices that you purchased between September 17th, 2014, and December 31st, 2024.
- The eligible devices include the models of iPhone of 6 and above. They also include iPads released since 2014, Apple Watches, Mac Books, iMac, HomePod and HomePod Mini.
- You need to raise a claim by the 15th of May in 2025. You also need to take an oath that Siri was activated without your prior permission.
The website where the users are required to raise their claims is not active as yet. But it is soon to be activated for the claims to be raised and registered. Make sure you keep an eye on the updates regarding the same to not miss the dates.
Is the claim on Apple’s Siri correct?
We cannot say with certainty if it is. However multiple allegations have been raised in the past that never made it to the court of law. This one did, and the response that it got throws some light on the probable truth in the matter. Although we can lay no such claims with confidence, let us just hope that is really not the case.
The first and the only required step for you to take is to raise a claim on the website when it launches. This way, you will get your $20, or more if your number of Apple devices is more than one.
