NEWS · B2 Level - Part 2

Apple Siri Lawsuit Settlement

It's something we joke about all the time when we say "our phones are listening to us", right? But could it be true?

Level: B2 · 13 sentences

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  1. It's something we joke about all the time when we say "our phones are listening to us", right?
  2. But could it be true?
  3. Apple has agreed to pay 95 million dollars in cash to settle a proposed class action lawsuit.
  4. Mobile device owners claimed that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations
  5. after they voice-activated Siri by accident.
  6. And the conversations were disclosed to third parties like advertisers.
  7. In agreeing to settle, Apple denied wrongdoing or violating users' privacy.
  8. It's an important concern as technology takes bigger roles in our everyday lives.
  9. One plaintiff in the class action suit said
  10. he got ads for a brand-named surgical treatment
  11. having what he thought was a private conversation with his doctor.
  12. The number of people involved in the class action suit is estimated in the tens of millions.
  13. So folks might end up getting about $20 per Siri-enabled device, like an iPhone or Apple Watch.