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on the evening of September 2, Beijing time, it was reported that U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey White (Jeffrey White) today ruled to allow a lawsuit against Apple to continue, claiming that Apple’s voice assistant Siri violated users’ privacy, but rejected a charge under California’s Unfair Competition Law.

Judge White stated that the plaintiffs have fully demonstrated that “Siri accidental activation” violated their privacy when users neither intended nor wanted Siri to “monitor” and record voice conversations. White, meanwhile, pointed out that the lawsuit did not show the necessary financial damage to support a charge under the Unfair Competition Act that Apple fraudulently marketed its voice assistant.

it is reported that in February this year, white dismissed the class action lawsuit filed by consumers, saying that the plaintiffs did not fully prove that their communication was intercepted by Siri when claiming that apple violated privacy. But at the same time, White also gave the plaintiff the opportunity to file a new lawsuit. White said today that in the revised indictment, the plaintiff fully proved that his privacy was violated.

The lawsuit accuses Apple’s voice assistant Siri of eavesdropping on user conversations, violating federal and state privacy laws. Despite Apple’s assurances, Siri sometimes eavesdropped on conversations outside of active listening mode, the plaintiffs said. In addition, a small number of intentional or unintentional Siri recordings were sent to third-party contractors for evaluation. As a result, Apple may have some ins