How to File a Claim in Apple’s Siri-Related Lawsuit Settlement
Submit your claim by July 2, 2025, to receive a potential payout from a class-action case involving privacy and user conversations
If you used an Apple product between September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024, you may be entitled to receive a portion of a recent class-action settlement.
In December, Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle claims over alleged privacy invasions involving its voice-activated assistant, Siri.
According to the 2021 lawsuit brought by California resident Fumiko Lopez and other Apple users, some of the company’s Siri-enabled devices listened to and recorded private conversations when users had not intentionally activated the digital assistant, for instance by saying “Hey, Siri” or holding down the side button on their iPhone. (A CR survey on data privacy was one source cited in the lawsuit.)
How to File a Claim
You are eligible for a portion of the settlement if you live in the U.S. or a U.S. territory and owned a Siri-enabled Apple product between September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024. These products include the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iMac, HomePod, iPod touch, and Apple TV. You must also attest that, during this period, you experienced an unintended Siri activation that occurred during a conversation intended to be confidential or private.
You are eligible to submit claims for up to five separate Apple devices that you owned. While the individual payout has yet to be finalized, the settlement sets a cap of $20 per claim. That means an individual Apple user could receive up to $100.
You may have received an email with the subject line “Lopez Voice Assistant Class Action Settlement” or a letter in the mail notifying you of your potential eligibility to make a claim. Those notices included a “claim identification code” and a confirmation code to use when filing.
If you didn’t receive a notice but believe you are eligible, you can also make a claim through this website. You will need to include serial numbers and models for your devices.
How to Turn Off Siri and Delete Siri History
Siri is a virtual assistant integrated into most Apple devices that, when called upon, can answer questions or perform specific on-device tasks, like setting an alarm or sending a text.
While some Siri voice requests are processed locally on your device, others may be sent to and processed on Apple’s servers, the company says. Transcripts of your Siri requests may also be stored by Apple if you’ve opted in to help improve the technology.
But you can change Siri’s settings to improve your privacy and reduce the collection of data—or else turn the assistant off altogether.
If you want to opt out of improving Siri technology on your iPhone, go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Analytics & Improvements and toggle off “Improve Siri & Dictation.”
Within Settings > Siri > Siri & Dictation History, you can also ask Apple to “Delete Siri & Dictation History,” which deletes transcripts of your Siri requests that are stored on your iPhone and are “used to personalize your experience,” the company says.
You can also turn off Siri altogether. Go to Settings > Siri > Talk to Siri. Under “Talk to Siri,” select “Off” and toggle off “Press Side Button for Siri.” When the pop-up window appears, tap “Turn Off Siri.” You’ll also need to go to Settings > General > Keyboards and toggle off “Enable Dictation.”
Apple explains how to change other privacy-related Siri settings—like the assistant’s ability to access your location data or interactions with third-party apps—on its website.
