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Lopez v. Apple (Siri recordings) privacy case

Brought by

Fumiko Lopez

v.

Defendants

Users alleged Siri was unintentionally activated and recorded private conversations that contractors reviewed and that were shared with third parties.

The case

Court
US District Court, Northern District of California
Docket
4:19-cv-04577
Filed
Aug 7, 2019
Status
Settled
Outcome
Apple agreed to a USD 95 million class settlement.
Amount
$95 million

History

6 dated entries
OrderApr 2 · 7mo agoORDER RELATING CASE Re [ 431]Source
AppealNov 25, 2025 · 11mo agoORDER of USCA case no. 25-7160 as to 432 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by Potter Handy LLPSource
OrderNov 18, 2025 · 12mo agoORDER GRANTING 434 Motion to Shorten Time on Plaintiffs' Motion for Appeals Bond 433 . Responses due by 11/24/2025Source
AppealNov 13, 2025 · 12mo agoORDER of USCA case number 25-7160 as to 432 Notice of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit, filed by Potter Handy LLP.Source
AppealNov 12, 2025 · 12mo agoNOTICE OF APPEAL to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals filed by Potter Handy LLP. (Appeal fee of $605 receipt number ACANDC-21336964 paid.) (Attachments: # 1 Final Judgment (Being ApSource
FilingAug 7, 2019 · 7.3y agoComplaint filed: Lopez v. Apple, Inc.Source
PrivacySettledApr 19, 2027 · in 5moUnited States sued v. Cerebral (health data for ads)The FTC alleged the telehealth firm shared sensitive health data with third parties for advertising, failed to secure it and made cancellation difficult.$7 millionJury trialS.D. Fla.filed Apr 2024CopyrightActiveJul 26, 2027 · in 9moHendrix sued v. AppleAuthors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson allege Apple trained its OpenELM and Apple Intelligence models on pirated books from the Books3 dataset; later consolidated with Martinez-Conde and Alexander v. Apple.Further case management conferenceN.D. Cal.filed Sep 2025PrivacyActiveUnverifiedfiled Sep 2026Irish Data Protection Commission: GoogleThe Irish Data Protection Commission fines Google 403 000 000 EUR following Inquiry into Google’s processing of location dataIrish DPCPrivacyActivefiled Aug 2026Isbell sued v. SunoRecording artists including Jason Isbell and David Lowery allege Suno's generator reproduces their voices, names and likenesses without consent, pleading BIPA and state right-of-publicity claims.D. Mass.PrivacyDecidedfiled Aug 2026Dutch DPA fine: Uber, automated driver deactivationThe Dutch DPA, working with the CNIL on a French drivers' complaint, found Uber used fully automated decisions to temporarily or permanently deactivate drivers over suspected fraud or low ratings and did not properly inform them.EUR 824,990,000Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Texas AG acted against v. Meta and WhatsApp: encryption claimsTexas sued Meta and WhatsApp alleging they misled users about end-to-end encryption and the privacy of WhatsApp messages.Texas Attorney GeneralPrivacyActivefiled May 2026Flowers sued v. MicrosoftAlleges Microsoft's Copilot and other voice products captured users' biometric voiceprints without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.PrivacyActivefiled May 2026Amer sued v. ElevenLabsIllinois plaintiffs allege ElevenLabs captured biometric voiceprints from real voices to build its voice AI without BIPA consent.N.D. Ill.
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