Understanding the Lopez Voice Assistant settlement and its validity

I need the claim from apple

When you say “us” and “we” it’s you and who ? Are you working with Lopez. And you are calling it my concerns! I simply said I’m not signing up for this. What’s exciting about trying to get payouts from Apple through ripping them off and you receiving $20 from idleness.

According to AI, it’s a legitimate settlement. It seems as though if you’re affected, you can receive $20 per Siri device. I’m just confused as to why the payout is so low when the settlement is supposedly going to be 95 million???

Agreed

I asked them how they got my info and they said:

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Defendant has provided the names, last known mailing addresses, and email addresses for all members of the Settlement Class for whom it has records. 

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what I don’t get is, Apple hast said anything about this. No email, no notifications, etc.

arebt they obligated to do that? Even if not, there are lesser companies who stink , and they even put out a statement.

"The bottom line, read the requirements and limitations and decide if potentially $.95 USD is worth the time and effort. Settlement could be more or could be less."

This is not accurate. The last time something like this happened and I filed a claim, I got paid twice! The second time was for all those people who did not file a claim or did not cash their checks. The second check was almost as big as the first.

Do not be mislead by this. FILE YOUR CLAIM!

I’m not here to debate. I used to be into debating, but unfortunately I lost my ability to debate. But that’s another story.

I only wanted to explain that I had gotten way more than a lot of people seem to think these kinds of settlements involve. I used to think I would be lucky to get a penny, but as I said, I got $468 last year from two settlements.

The email from the settlement administrator says that Apple’s records indicate that I may be a settlement class member, so they have access to some kind of records and that’s enough for me. Like I said I’m not here to debate anything. I only wanted to let people know that there is more money involved in these settlements than many people think.

Actually I was just going to talk about my new Echo Show 8 (3rd generation) which I have seen randomly listening. The blue bar on the bottom will light up and nobody is even talking. The blue bar indicates that Alexa is listening. And this will continue for a minute or so until I tell Alexa to stop listening. This is only when I happen to notice it.

How can we do that as easily with devices we have had over a 10 year period? It’s just not as noticeable with a phone we’re carrying in our pockets or our watches which are covered by our sleeves. But I do know that my watch Siris have often been unintentionally activated. Yes, I accidentally pressed the crown to activate her many times when I would bend my wrist and I had the crown on the side of my wrist that would touch my hand when I bent my wrist.

And then my current iPad had an issue with Siri not turning off until I pressed somewhere on the screen or the home button (yes it is that old) when I asked her a question. I am sure that I didn’t know about that the entire time it was happening. So I have to say that private and confidential communications were obtained all that time and I don’t know how long it was going on.

I’m not that creative that I can just make things up like this when I’m unable to sleep. These are real examples of unintentional activation. I’m sure that Siri can be activated and private communications obtained in other ways.

Okay but they were OBTAINED when Siri was triggered, as the settlement is about. Wow, this is not even a conversation. How can you say I’m paranoid when this is what that lawsuit is saying? They do record Siri sometimes depending on your privacy settings. That’s not paranoia.

DeniseAndKing wrote:

If Siri is activated unintentionally and I’m talking to someone, that’s a private conversation that was obtained. I don’t know how that is paranoia. My conversations were not meant to be recorded and I’m pretty sure that they are if Siri is activated.

The Paranoia is believing your conversations were recorded. They were NOT recorded. Apple doesn't have access to them, so yes, you're being paranoid over perceived, but totally false beliefs. Since nothing is changing, even after this frivolous law suit, you should turn Siri off completely. That will solve your unfounded concerns.

The point is that Siri was also being activated without my knowledge. I didn’t consent to that part. I honestly don’t remember what my privacy settings were at the time. There was a time when I wasn’t aware of the setting and certain settings were on by default. My mother actually told me about that, but it was sometime around 2021, I’d say. I did start making sure to turn the setting off at that point. Anyway, I don’t want to keep arguing the small details related to this all day. No offense. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten involved in this discussion. But all have to make our own decisions as far as the settlement claims and everything else in life! I hope you have a good day.

No, that’s incorrect. The $95 million is the amount set aside for the settlement to the class members. The attorney fees, court and administrative costs are not subtracted from that amount.

• “The Settlement provides for a $95 million fund for payments to Settlement Class Members who are individual current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri Device, who reside in the United States or its territories, and whose confidential communications were obtained by Apple and/or were shared with third parties as a result of an unintended Siri activation. The Settlement Class excludes Apple; any entity in which Apple has a controlling interest; Apple’s directors, officers, and employees; Apple’s legal representatives, successors, and assigns. Also excluded from the Settlement Class are all judicial officers assigned to this case as well as their staff and immediate families. The Class Period is September 17, 2014 to December 31, 2024.”

https://lopezvoiceassistantsettlement.com/

Don’t believe everything you see, this is how people get scammed these days. Just for a $20 a lessor amount than the money you actually bought your iPhone , iPad or MacBook with. Stay woke

Well said 👏

It's part of the T&C for using an apple product. Did you not read your T&C?

Your conversations were not recorded, if you think they were, than yes, that is paranoia.