While Apple admitted no wrongdoing, the company agreed to a settlement after it was accused of eavesdropping on users.

The problem came to light in 2019 and sparked a class action lawsuit. Apple denied that it used the recordings for ads, but it did apologize and promised to stop storing users’ voice data.

If you owned a Siri-compatible device and had an accidental Siri activation between September 17, 2014 and December 31, 2024, you could be