Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping
Apple to pay $95 million to settle lawsuit accusing Siri of eavesdropping
"Apple doesnt spy on people"
I was talking to my brother in law about this. His position approximates this article. While I agree this may not be intentional spying (never proven in court ) on Apple’s part they at a minimum did not account for this huge engineering problem on the back end where Siri couldn’t decipher between key words and background noise. Maybe don’t push products that aren’t robust? Especially since this law suit started in 2019 when voice tech was still (still is) in an infancy.
One of my weirder hobbies is trying to convince people that the idea that companies are listening to you through your phone’s microphone and serving you targeted ads is a conspiracy theory that isn’t true
one of my weirder hobbies is a fascination with those afflicted with this desperate emotional need to convince others they magically know it isn't happening.
which is of course absurd (and imo much much more annoying than those who swear it IS happening "cos of that weird coincidence that one time").
afaict even a cursory review of the current scientific literature clearly shows there's quite alot of important work to be done before we could even think about approaching full coverage analysis. this can easily be discovered with much less effort than it takes to argue about it.
yet so many self-report this obsession with needing to convince others of something they absolutely cannot possibly currently know to be a fact. nothing says confidence like such feverously irrational claims, does it?
Lawyers in the case have proposed scheduling a Feb. 14 court hearing in Oakland to review the terms. If the settlement is approved, tens of millions of consumers who owned iPhones and other Apple devices from Sept. 17, 2014, through the end of last year could file claims. Each consumer could receive up to $20 per Siri-equipped device covered by the settlement, although the payment could be reduced or increased, depending on the volume of claims. Only 3% to 5% of eligible consumers are expected to file claims, according to estimates in court documents.
We got caught spying on you in your bedroom. Here's 20 bucks.