Apple is one of the best companies in the world especially in terms of inventions and bringing to light the best latest technologies. However, while Apple has made some serious strides in technology, the company has faced an equal difficulty considering quite a number of people have been taken the company to court on various issues. One of these issues on which the company has found itself having to battle its reputation in court of law is the issue of Siri.
Apple has been taken to court a number of times on their latest technology Siri. One of these lawsuits is what this text takes a look at. The text explores the inner details of the Apple Siri eavesdropping lawsuit and its eventual settlement, take a look:
The Main Allegations in Then Apple Siri Eavesdropping Lawsuit
The Apple Siri is not any different from the other lawsuits that the apple company has faced in the recent days. The main allegations in the lawsuit are that apple moved to record its users and their conversations through their iPhones. The allegations further state that this was the case even when the “hey Siri” activation phrase was not in use. The allegation further claim that upon collecting these recordings, apple went ahead to create profiles for all then recorded people and then use the profile for targeted advertising.
The Apple Siri Settlement
The apple Siri lawsuit threatened to be one of the biggest lawsuits apple has faced in recent times. However, the lawsuit did not go all the way as had been expected as apple owned up to their mistake and agreed to a settlement to this lawsuit. The company fully aware of the consequences the lawsuit facing it paused agreed to settle the class action lawsuit to a tune of $95 million which is to be distributed to all the affected people as brought out in the matter.
Apple Denies Any Wrongdoing in the Apple Siri Lawsuit
In what now looks like a paradox and interesting turn of events, apple has come out to deny any wrongdoing in the lawsuit facing them. The company has denied ever recording people and using Siri to gather their data then use it against them. Interestingly, despite denying any wrongdoing, apple has still gone ahead to compensate all the affected people.
Who Is Eligible For the Apple Siri Settlement
With the Apple Siri lawsuit now a class action lawsuit and compensation already released, it is now time to figure out how the payment will be distributed to all the affected people during the time in question. First, the only eligible people for compensation are the people who were affected from by Siri from apple from the year 2014 all the way to 2024.
The compensation will be $20 per an affected iPhone with a maximum of five iPhones up for compensation for the time in question. However, it is important to note that this settlement is yet to be approved by the district court. It is only after it has been approved that the compensation order shown above will be followed. Before that everything remains squarely in the balance.
The Main Item of Contention in the Apple Siri Lawsuit
The Apple Siri lawsuit might not be the only one, there are others but this in particular stresses on the importance of privacy and the limits companies must always observe even as they interact with confidential client information. Apple is not the only company that has faced such a lawsuit and one which touches on matters of privacy; other companies have suffered the same fate too.
The Apple Siri settlement is the biggest recent statement which underscores the importance of client privacy. For far too long now, companies have invaded the privacy of their clients and used the invasion to benefit themselves. Thus, there has been need to ensure that any such cases are dealt with decisively upon being noticed to ensure that a repeat of the same does not occur. In the case of apple, it is not clear yet whether the plaintiffs in the case are content with the ruling that came at the end of this lawsuit and whether the $95 million that was awarded by the court is enough or not.
Details of this nature are most likely going to come in the days that will follow and that is only if there will be something coming up regarding this lawsuit. In the event that the plaintiff decide to appeal the ruling either citing low compensation or any other reason then those details will be made available soon as they come in.
Final Thoughts
The Apple Siri case and its determination is one of the lawsuits that have brought to surface how companies invade the privacy of their clients through some of the technologies and products they introduce. The decision to fine apple a sum of $95 million dollars is a show of the commitment of the regulatory bodies to put a serious deterrent on such cases and bring them to an end altogether.