It appears that Apple’s Siri has been listening to Apple fanboy conversations for years and sharing the dats without consent.

Jobs’ Mob has denied the allegations but has mysteriously agreed to pay our nearly $100 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit over the case. After all, if you have done nothing you often front up with millions of dollars to pay off false accusations.

The Tame Apple Press is doing its best to play down the fact that this is a huge loss for Jobs’ Mob. Apple has made a big thing about how it was different from other evil IT companies because it did not spy on users and flog their data to advertisers. To be fair, for years no one called them out on it because we thought Apple Fanboy personal data would be focused on their Coldplay and U2 collections and could be easily guessed.

According to the Lopez v. Apple suit, which was filed in 2019, the plaintiffs allege that Apple’s Siri-enabled devices both listened to conversations due to “accidental activations” and shared the contents with advertisers Air Jordan sneakers, Pit Viper sunglasses, and a specific unnamed surgical treatment, all of which allegedly resulted in targeted ads on their devices.

The lawsuit covers a decade of devices, from September 2014 to December 2024 and seemingly includes iPhones, Apple Watches, and any other device with “Hey Siri” capabilities.

To be fair to Apple, the $95 million figure is relatively low, especially since it also includes legal fees, while likely top $30 million. For example, the class-action suit over the iPhone 6 battery issue, resulted in a $500 million settlement, which resulted in an average payout of $65 per person across 3 million claims.

Reuters reports class members may receive up to $20 per Siri-enabled device, but that will be dependent on the terms of the settlement, which haven’t been disclosed.

What is also unclear is if your iPhone will continue spying on you or if the EU will investigate under GDPR.