In January 2025, Apple agreed to a 95 million dollar settlement in the case Lopez versus Apple to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that Siri eavesdropped on private conversations and shared the data with advertisers.

Posted by REAL AF with Andy Frisella, Oct 28, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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REAL AF with Andy FrisellaOct 28, 2026

Multiple tier1 outlets (Reuters, AP, BBC) confirm that in January 2025 Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle the Lopez v. Apple class action, which alleged that Siri recorded private conversations and shared them with advertisers and third parties. Apple denied wrongdoing, which the claim does not dispute, and the claim's wording matches the passage faithfully.

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… Yeah, nobody's doing it. Nobody's doing it. But that's the same the same issue we run into with, like, participating in the surveillance state, right? Yeah, and that's the game, man. Just to add one data point to your conversation, in January of 2025, Apple agreed to a 95 million dollar settlement. The case was Lopez versus Apple, to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that Siri eavesdropped on private conversations and shared the data with advertisers. Of course it does. Of course. To this well, how do you ask to be able to Yeah, how do you activate Siri? My voice. What do you say? "Hey, Siri." Now, doesn't "Hey, Siri doesn't Siri have to be listening for you all the time? …

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reported on January 2, 2025 that Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action claiming Siri violated users' privacy, with conversations allegedly disclosed to third parties such as advertisers.[1]

Supports. AP and BBC both report the $95 million settlement in January 2025 over allegations that Siri eavesdropped on users and that voice recordings were shared with advertisers, with Apple denying wrongdoing.[2][3]

Supports. Dark Reading and Washington Examiner identify the case as Lopez v. Apple, a class action over Siri recording conversations after unintended activation and sharing them with third parties.[4][5]

Supports. Later coverage, including the Law360 case page and NBC reporting, confirms the Lopez v. Apple settlement and its court approval process.[6][7]

Context. Apple denies selling Siri data and said it settled to avoid further litigation, which does not contradict the claim that the lawsuit alleged eavesdropping and sharing with advertisers.[3]