Apple’s $95 Million Privacy Settlement Gets Early Nod From Judge

A federal judge gave his preliminary approval to a $95 million settlement that would end a five-year class action over alleged privacy violations by Apple Inc.‘s Siri virtual assistant.

The approved settlement agreement would resolve allegations that Apple’s virtual assistant Siri obtained users’ confidential communications after being unintentionally activated and shared them with third parties without consent.

Senior District Judge Jeffrey S. White greenlit the proposed agreement in an order filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, just days before a scheduled hearing to preliminarily certify the proposed class.

A final approval hearing ...