How to Submit Your Claim for Apple’s $95 Million Siri Eavesdropping Settlement
There’s one month left for U.S.-based users with a Siri-enabled device to submit their claim as part of Apple’s $96 million eavesdropping settlement; the claim deadline is July 2, 2025.
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The settlement comes from a 2021 lawsuit, with consumers alleging the voice assistant unintentionally activated and recorded private or confidential conversations, then shared those discussions with third-party businesses that then were used in targeted ads in Apple search and Safari web browser.
“Apple denies all of the allegations made in the lawsuit and denies that Apple did anything improper or unlawful,” the Lopez v. Apple Inc. settlement website states.
To submit a valid claim, you need to:
- Have a Siri-enabled device: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iMac, HomePod, iPod touch, or Apple TV
- Owned it between Sept. 17, 2014 and Dec. 31, 2024
- Lived within the U.S. or its territories
- Had an experience of Siri listening to your private or confidential conversations
Settlement members can submit claims for up to five Siri devices; with a $20 cap per device, Apple users could receive up to $100 with a valid claim. However, the cap per device could change depending on the number of valid claims submitted.
There are two ways to submit a claim:
- If you received a postcard with a claim identification code and a confirmation code notifying you about the settlement, you can enter this information into the lawsuit’s “submit claim” website.
- If you did not receive a postcard, you can go through the same link and click “new claim.”
When filing a new claim, you’ll need to provide:
- Your name and contact information
- Your Apple purchase information for up to five devices, including serial number and model
- Proof of purchase documentation
- Payment selection preferences, either direct deposit or eCheck
Before submitting, you’ll need to attest that you purchased and owned the devices listed, resided in the U.S. or its territories, enabled Siri on the device/s, as well as attest that you experienced as least one unintended Siri activation and at least one of the activations occurred during a confidential or private conversation.
In 2019, a whistleblower revealed to The Guardian that Apple quality-control contractors regularly hear confidential conversations, including recordings of medical information, drug deals, and couples having sex.
The Lopez v. Apple Inc. claim deadline is July 2, 2025.