Understanding the Lopez Voice Assistant settlement and its validity

Hi there I had gone through several news articles claiming Apple settlement for Unauthorised siri recording /listening even when not allowed to.


for this they even came up with a website .


I would like to know is that even real?



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Posted on May 14, 2025 11:24 PM

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Posted on May 15, 2025 10:52 AM

Note that to make a claim, you have to file a claim form on time … and


"The Claim Form requires that you confirm or update your current contact information and confirm the following under oath: from September 17, 2014 to December 31, 2024 (i) you purchased or owned Siri Device in the United States or its territories and enabled Siri on that device, (ii) you experienced an unintended Siri activation, and (iii) the unintended Siri activation you experienced occurred during a conversation intended to be confidential or private."

https://lopezvoiceassistantsettlement.com/faqs


That is, you don't get money merely for owning a Siri-capable device, or for having it listening all of the time, waiting for you to say "Hey, Siri". Or even for it trying to interpret non-confidential conversation as a command.


You have to confirm under oath, with penalties for perjury, that there was an unintentional activation which resulted in Siri trying to interpret a confidential and private conversation as a command.

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May 20, 2025 10:10 AM in response to Vishesh Singh

I told them they are the ones violating my rights to privacy. They sent me an email yet I never consented to sharing an email address with them , I never consented to them knowing my name and surname and I never consented to them knowing I use Apple phone. So the fact that they got all that information without my consent they are violating my rights to privacy!

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Jun 8, 2025 8:38 PM in response to DeniseAndKing

DeniseAndKing wrote:

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.

Private conversations were obtained? Apple isn't listening to your conversations with or without Siri. That's just pure paranoia.

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Jun 8, 2025 9:14 PM in response to DeniseAndKing

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.

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Jul 28, 2025 12:36 PM in response to Jeffvela48

Jeffvela48 wrote:

I’m looking for the settlement for the listening on my device

Even if you qualified for the settlement, you have missed the deadline to apply for a settlement. It's simply too late at this time as the deadline to even apply was July 2, 2025.

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