Apple reminds us of its strong privacy commitment for Siri, saying voice data isn't used for ads ahead of a crucial Apple Intelligence update.
A couple of years ago, when this issue first came up, Apple did admit that they sometimes picked up audio for debugging of Siri and that they sent anonymized versions to people hired to review ...
In addition to the monetary aspect of the settlement, Apple is also required to permanently delete all Siri audio recordings obtained while in violation of the said laws within six months after ...
Apple said that it is constantly developing technologies to make Siri even more private, and will continue to do so ...