Arrr, did that scallywag Siri plunder the law? Apple’s troubles in France be lookin’ grim, matey!
2025-02-20
Avast ye! A French landlubber NGO be pointin’ a bony finger at Apple, claimin’ they be breachin’ privacy, mismanagin’ personal treasure, and pullin’ the wool over our eyes! Here be the juicy tidbits ye need to know, matey! Arrr!
Ahoy, mateys! Gather ‘round as I regale ye with the tale of Apple, that grand ship of tech! It seems the good folks at the Ligue des droits de l'Homme in France be accusin' them scallywags of breachin' the sacred code of privacy! A former crew member spilled the beans, revealin' that Siri be listenin' to private parlance without a wink of consent! A right shady practice, ye say!This here complaint set sail to Paris’ prosecutor on the 13th of February, 2025, hot on the heels of Apple coughin’ up a hefty $95 million for a similar mischief in California. Aye, they be no strangers to trouble, havin’ been caught with their hands in the data jar! The accusations talk of invasion of privacy and breachin' those fancy GDPR laws—rules as tight as a ship’s hold!
Thomas Le Bonniec, the whistle-blowin' ex-crew member, revealed they’d been listenin’ to all sorts of private confabulations, from lovers’ whispers to secrets kept. LDH’s captain, Nathalie Tehio, be callin’ it “recordin’ without consent”—a crime most foul!
Apple claims they be fixin’ their ways, but with troubles brewin’ on both sides of the ocean, it be a turbulent sea ahead! Will this lead to a wider investigation? Only the tides of time will tell, me hearties!