Did Siri break the law? Apple's latest privacy complaint in France doesn't bode well

France's human rights NGO, Ligue des droits de l'Homme, has accused Apple of violations of privacy, unlawful processing of personal data, and deceptive commercial practice, as first reported by Radio France and Le Monde.

The privacy complaint is based on information provided by a former employee who has supposedly shared proof of the massive collection and processing of Siri's voice recordings without user consent.

The French complaint – filed with the Paris prosecutor on Thursday, February 13, 2025 – comes only weeks after the Big Tech giant agreed to pay $95 million in settlements for a similar lawsuit in California, despite not admitting wrongdoing.

Invasion of privacy and GDPR violations

Frenchman Thomas Le Bonniec began working for Globe Technical Services (GTS) in Cork, Ireland, in the spring of 2019. He was part of a team tasked to improve Siri ...