French class action targets Apple over Siri's secret recordings
Two French law firms filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in May 2025, claiming Siri recorded user conversations without consent to target advertisements. This follows a similar US settlement in January 2025 where Apple agreed to pay $95 million without admitting wrongdoing.
What happened
Two French law firms filed a class action lawsuit against Apple in May 2025, alleging that Siri secretly recorded user conversations without consent to enable targeted advertising.
A human rights organization, Ligue des droits de l'homme, also filed a separate lawsuit against Apple in Paris in February 2025 alleging Siri recorded private conversations without user knowledge.
Reported impact
The French class action seeks compensation for users of Apple devices with Siri over the past ten years, with damages proposed at least equal to the device price, potentially higher depending on user profile and sensitivity of personal data recorded.
Index analysis
A similar class action in the United States resulted in Apple agreeing on January 2, 2025 to pay $95 million to American consumers who alleged since 2019 that Siri recorded private conversations without their knowledge. Apple denied any wrongdoing in the settlement agreement.
Lawyer Julien Baillou stated that GDPR protections for personal data in Europe may support larger compensation amounts than the US settlement, and that similar lawsuits could be initiated in other EU countries.
Governance controls
Apple stated in January 2025 that Siri is designed to protect user privacy and does not retain audio recordings of Siri interactions unless the user explicitly consents to improvement of the service.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.