Tag: apple
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Apple Settles ‘Hey Siri’ Lawsuit for $95 Million
Tags: applePlaintiffs Sued After Report that Apple Eavesdropped on Intimate Moments. Apple agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the smart device giant of illegally recording audio through its Siri virtual assistant and sharing extracts with human reviewers. Class members who purchased Siri-enabled devices could receive $20 per device. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Apple May Owe You $20 in a Siri Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Plus: The FBI discovers a historic trove of homemade explosives, new details emerge in China’s hack of the US Treasury Department, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/apple-95-million-siri-privacy-lawsuit/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things overlap; for…
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Apple Offers $95M to Settle Siri Privacy Lawsuit
The proposed settlement would amount to roughly $20 per Apple product that has Siri enabled, for each plaintiff. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/apple-offers-95m-to-settle-siri-privacy-lawsuit
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Apple to settle claims Siri collected user data without permission
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/apple-to-settle-claims-siri-collected-user-data-without-permission
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Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks
Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/apple_enhanced_visual_search/
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Apple’s AI Photo Analyzer Faces Privacy Backlash
iPhone Maker Introduced Feature Without Explicit Consent. Apple’s artificial intelligence-led photo analyzer is raising privacy concerns months after the company appears to have enabled the feature by default. It uses a combination of on-device machine learning and encrypted cloud-based processing. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/apples-ai-photo-analyzer-faces-privacy-backlash-a-27211
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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Eavesdropping
Tags: appleApple isn’t acknowledging any wrongdoing in the settlement, which must be approved by a Judge and represents a sliver of the $705 billion in profits that Apple has pocketed since September 2014. The post Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Eavesdropping appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump…
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Apple offers $95 million in Siri privacy violation settlement
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the U.S. alleging that its Siri assistant recorded private conversations and shared them with third parties. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-offers-95-million-in-siri-privacy-violation-settlement/
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Apple will pay $95 Million to settle lawsuit over Siri’s alleged eavesdropping
Tags: appleApple has agreed to a $95 million settlement over a Siri eavesdropping lawsuit, denying any abuses. The settlement awaits judicial approval. Apple will pay $95 million to settle claims that its virtual assistant Siri was used to eavesdrop on users, though the company denies the allegations. The settlement proposed by the tech giant aims to…
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Apple Agrees $95M Settlement Over Siri Privacy Violations
Apple has agreed to a $95m settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging Siri privacy violations, with eligible users receiving up to $20 per Siri-enabled device First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-95m-settlement-siri-privacy/
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Apple Agrees to $95M Settlement Over Siri Privacy Lawsuit
Apple Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging that its Siri voice assistant infringed on users’ privacy by recording private conversations without their consent. The preliminary settlement, filed in federal court in Oakland, California, is still subject to approval by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White. The lawsuit stems…
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Vergleich wegen Datenschutzverletzung: Apple zahlt 95 Millionen Dollar wegen illegaler …
Tags: appleApple hat eine Vergleichsvereinbarung über 95 Millionen US-Dollar wegen nicht autorisierter Sprachaufzeichnungen durch Siri erzielt. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/vergleich-wegen-datenschutzverletzung-apple-zahlt-95-millionen-dollar-wegen-illegaler-siri-aufnahmen-2501-192081.html
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Cloudflare’s VPN app among half-dozen pulled from Indian app stores
More than half-a-dozen VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s widely-used 1.1.1.1, have been pulled from India’s Apple App Store and Google Play Store following intervention from government authorities, TechCrunch has learned. The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs issued removal orders for the apps, according to a document reviewed by TechCrunch and a disclosure made by Google to…
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Apple to Pay Siri Users $20 Per Device in Settlement Over Accidental Siri Privacy Violations
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit that accused the iPhone maker of invading users’ privacy using its voice-activated Siri assistant.The development was first reported by Reuters.The settlement applies to U.S.-based individuals current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri-enabled device who had their confidential voice communications…
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Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Snoopy Eavesdropping
Tags: appleApple isn’t acknowledging any wrongdoing in the settlement, which must be approved by a Judge and represents a sliver of the $705 billion in profits that Apple has pocketed since September 2014. The post Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Snoopy Eavesdropping appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com…
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Apple offers to settle ‘snooping Siri’ lawsuit for an utterly incredible $95M
Tags: appleEven the sound of a zip could be enough to start the recordings, according to claims First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/02/apple_siri_lawsuit/
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Apple to pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit
The settlement agreement, filed Tuesday, stemmed from a July 2019 report in The Guardian which cited an anonymous whistleblower who reported that Apple had been recording and sharing conversations.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/apple-to-pay-95-million-siri-lawsuit
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KI: Datenschutzbedenken bei neuer Fotosuchfunktion von Apple
In iOS 18 und MacOS 15 gibt es eine standardmäßig aktivierte Funktion namens erweiterte visuelle Suche in der Foto-App. Die wirft Datenschutzbedenken auf. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ki-training-datenschutzbedenken-bei-neuer-fotosuchfunktion-von-apple-2412-192016.html
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KI-Training: Datenschutzbedenken bei neuer Fotosuchfunktion von Apple
In iOS 18 und MacOS 15 gibt es eine standardmäßig aktivierte Funktion namens erweiterte visuelle Suche in der Foto-App. Die wirft Datenschutzbedenken auf. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/ki-training-datenschutzbedenken-bei-neuer-fotosuchfunktion-von-apple-2412-192016.html
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Apple Intelligence raises stakes in privacy and security
Apple’s latest innovation, Apple Intelligence, is redefining what’s possible in consumer technology. Integrated into iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1, this milestone puts advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools directly in the hands of millions. Beyond being a breakthrough… First seen on securityintelligence.com Jump to article: securityintelligence.com/news/apple-intelligence-raises-stakes-in-privacy-and-security/
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iPhone17 Pro Max: So könnte das nächste Apple-Smartphone aussehen
Tags: appleFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/iphone-17-pro-max-apple-smartphone-aussehen-design-1664542/
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McDonald’s Delivery App Bug Let Customers Orders For Just $0.01
McDonald’s India (West & South) / Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. operates a custom McDelivery web app for ordering McDonald’s food for delivery, dine-in, and takeout. The app is popular, with over 10 million downloads on Google Play and #16 in Food & Drink on the Apple App Store and offers various options to choose from…
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How are you securing your communications in the wake of the Volt Typhoon revelations?
Tags: access, advisory, android, apple, apt, attack, authentication, business, china, cisa, cisco, cloud, communications, computer, control, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, email, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, firmware, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, Internet, Intruder, microsoft, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThe FBI recently released information that text messages between Apple and Android texting systems were insecure and that attackers could listen in and access those communications, more fallout from the revelation that a Chinese-affiliated threat actor had breached telecommunications companies.The announcement that the group known as Salt Typhoon had compromised networks of major global telecommunications…
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Apple sends spyware victims to this nonprofit security lab
Cybersecurity experts, who work with human rights defenders and journalists, agree that Apple is doing the right thing by sending notifications to victims of mercenary spyware, and at the same time refusing to forensically analyze the devices. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/20/why-apple-sends-spyware-victims-to-this-nonprofit-security-lab/
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Apple Complains Meta Requests Risk Privacy in Spat Over EU Efforts to Widen Access to iPhone Tech
Apple complained that requests from Meta Platforms for access to its operating software threaten user privacy, in a spat fueled by the European Union’s intensifying efforts to get the iPhone maker to open up to products from tech rivals. The post Apple Complains Meta Requests Risk Privacy in Spat Over EU Efforts to Widen Access…
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Apple might be working on a smart doorbell
There’s been a lot of reporting in recent months around Apple’s efforts to expand its footprint in customers’ homes with in-development products like a wall-mounted smart home hub. According to a new report in Bloomberg, that strategy could also include a smart doorbell. This doorbell would use Apple’s FaceID technology to scan people’s faces as…
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Apple called on to ditch AI headline summaries after BBC debacle
‘Facts can’t be decided by a roll of the dice’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/12/20/apple_ai_headline_summaries/
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Apple patches TCC bypass vulnerability
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/apple-patches-tcc-bypass-vulnerability