Wed Jul 02 11:20:00 UTC 2025: **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**Deadline Looms for Apple Users to Claim Share of $95 Million Siri Privacy Settlement**

**[City, State] – [Date of Publication]** – Apple users have only days left to claim a piece of a $95 million class action settlement stemming from allegations that the company’s Siri voice assistant recorded private conversations without consent. The deadline to file a claim is Wednesday, July 2, 2024.

The lawsuit, *Lopez v. Apple*, filed in a California federal court in 2021, alleges that Siri-enabled devices unintentionally activated and recorded users’ private communications between September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024. Plaintiffs claim that Apple then shared this information with third parties, who used it to target them with online advertisements. Users reported seeing targeted ads after discussing specific brands aloud, leading them to believe their devices were constantly listening.

“Users claimed they saw ads on their phones for specific brands after discussing them aloud, and others said their devices listened to them without them having said anything at all”

The lawsuit draws on a 2019 report from The Guardian, which revealed that Apple’s third-party contractors regularly heard confidential information. While Apple maintains that the data shared was a small portion used to improve Siri and dictation, they agreed to the settlement to resolve the dispute.

Anyone who owned or purchased a Siri-enabled device, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches, during the specified period and experienced unintended Siri activations is eligible to file a claim. To participate in the settlement, claimants must swear under oath that they experienced such activations during a private conversation.

Payments are capped at $20 per device, with a maximum payout of $100 per person for up to five devices. However, the actual amount received may be less depending on the total number of claims submitted.

Apple customers can file a claim through the Lopez Voice Assistant Settlement website. Some users may have received an email or postcard with claim and confirmation codes, but claims can also be submitted online without these codes.

A court hearing to approve the settlement is tentatively scheduled for August 1, 2024. If approved, payments will be distributed to valid claimants.

[**Original Source:** Reporting by Julia Gomez, USA TODAY. Connect with her on LinkedIn,X, Instagram and TikTok: @juliamariegz, or email her at jgomez@gannett.com]

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