Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other trendy devices. The proposed settlement filed Tuesday in an Oakland,

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has agreed to end a five-year legal battle over user privacy related to its virtual assistant Siri with a $95 million payout to affected customers, according to a preliminary settlement.

The company's virtual assistant allegedly recorded plaintiffs who hadn't said "hey Siri" while they were in their bedrooms and speaking with their doctors.

The settlement resolves a lawsuit alleging Apple workers listened to users' private conversations recorded through the company's voice assistant Siri.

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit, accusing the company of violating user privacy due to recording conversations after accidentally activating Siri.

The class action privacy suit contends that Siri recorded and shared Apple users' conversations. Apple isn't the only tech giant in the crosshairs of such legal action.

Apple agreed to pay $95 million in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy.

Apple agreed to resolve a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company obtained private communications and shared them with third parties without consent through Siri.

It stems from a 2019 class action lawsuit. Class members could get up to $20 per Siri-enabled device they owned during the last decade.

Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees. The proposed settlement,