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Apple Says Siri Data Has Never Been Sold or Used for Marketing (www.macrumors.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by cantankerous_cashew to c/apple_enthusiast

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Then why did they settle?

Apple will pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit involving Siri spying accusations, reports Reuters. The lawsuit alleges that Apple recorded conversations captured with accidental ‌Siri‌ activations, and then shared information from those conversations with third-party advertisers.

[–] NOT_RICK 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Not saying they’re telling the truth, but even if the allegations are false I’m sure 95 million is well worth it for them to just make this go away as fast as possible. They heavily market themselves as the privacy company and this story staying out there undermines that messaging significantly.

[–] cantankerous_cashew 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This. Also lawyers are expensive, and hiring a team of experienced lawyers is even more so. A bean counter probably crunched the numbers and found it would be more cost effective to settle now than to fight it out/ run the risk of losing (in which case they may also have to pay for the plantiff’s legal fees)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Uhhh, they have lawyers on retainer, lol. Which is it? They have so much money that they can throw at it or it's too expensive to hire lawyers for.

[–] acosmichippo 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

being on retainer isn't a loophole for free lawyers. deploying those lawyers on a big class action lawsuit will absolutely cost them money one way or another.

and it's not a matter of being "too expensive" for apple. It's simply more expensive than settling. this isn't rocket science.

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