Is the email I got about Lopez Voice Assistant Class Action Settlement A SCAM or LEGIT?
Is the email I got about Lopez Voice Assistant Class Action Settlement A SCAM or LEGIT?
WHY DID I GET AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS LOPEZ VOICE ASSISTANT CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT? (SIRI)
You got the email as a registered owner of some APPLE device or product.
If you received an email with subject line “Lopez Voice Assistant Class Action Settlement” perhaps you wondered, like a friend of mine did, if this was some kind of Phishing Scam. She thought it was Phishing and didn’t do anything about it.
Well it’s not a scam or phishing. This is a legitimate email about the case that Apple lost from a class action lawsuit regarding their voice assistant (SIRI).
Siri was found to be intrusive. Apple settled the case agreeing to pay $95 MILLION DOLLARS to owners of Apple devices. (maximum payment is $20 per device)
Here’s some news about this case
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-siri-settlement-95-million-lopez-how-to-file-claim
What should you do? That is up to you. All owners of Apple devices could be paid up to $20 per device. I think one has nothing to lose by following up on the email and registering a Claim on the website. You will need to give them the SERIAL NUMBER and MODEL NUMBER OF THE DEVICE.
HOW DO I FIND MY SERIAL NUMBER AND MODEL NUMBER OF MY IPHONE (iPad, or apple device)?
If an iPhone or iPad, click on SETTINGS. Go to GENERAL/ABOUT. That’s where you can find the serial number and model.
For a Mac go to SYSTEM PREFERENCE OR SYSTEM SETTINGS.
Here’s what the email I got looks like (SIRI)
“If you owned or purchased a Siri-enabled device and experienced an unintended Siri activation during a confidential or private communication between September 17, 2014, and December 31, 2024, you should read this Notice as it may impact your legal rights
Name: XXXXX
Claimant Identification Code: XXXXXX1456
Confirmation Code: XXXXXXXXiTv
A settlement has been reached with Apple Inc. (“Apple”) in a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of current or former owners or purchasers of a Siri-enabled iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, MacBook, iMac, HomePod, iPod touch, or Apple TV (“Siri Device/Devices”) whose confidential or private communications were allegedly obtained by Apple and/or shared with third parties as a result of an unintended Siri activation. Apple denies all of the allegations made in the lawsuit and denies that Apple did anything improper or unlawful. The proposed Settlement is not an admission of guilt or wrongdoing of any kind by Apple. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California approved this notice.”
