Apple has agreed to pay £77m to settle a court case

Apple has agreed to pay £77m ($95m) to settle a court case aIleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri, as the claimants also allege voice recordings were shared with advertisers. Apple’s lawyers say they will confirm they have permanently deleted individual Siri audio recordings collected by Apple prior to October 2019. The tech firm denies any wrongdoing, as well as claims that it “recorded, disclosed to third parties, or failed to delete conversations recorded as the result of a “Siri … Continue reading Apple has agreed to pay £77m to settle a court case

Apple is sued

Apple is accused of trapping and ripping off and locking 40m iCloud British customers into its iCloud service and charging them outrageous prices according to consumer group Which? Who has launched a legal action that could result in a £3bn pay out if it is successful, with the average customer getting around £70. However, Apple rejected the suggestion its practices are anti-competitive, saying users are not required to use iCloud, it said many customers relay on third-party cheaper alternatives  and insists it “ works hard to make data transfer as easy as possible. Facebook, Google, gaming giant Steam and the UK’s … Continue reading Apple is sued