Siri Recordings Under Investigation

OCTOBER 6, 2025 2:21 PM CET BY OCÉANE HERRERO PARIS — The Paris public prosecutor has opened an investigation into Apple regarding the collection of recordings by its voice assistant Siri, the prosecutor’s office told POLITICO. The investigation, led by the country’s cybercrime agency OFAC, follows a complaint in February by the French NGO Ligue des droits de l'Homme, based on the testimony of a whistleblower and former employee of an Apple subcontractor Thomas Le Bonniec. As an employee of Globe Technical Services in Ireland in 2019, Le Bonniec analyzed recordings made by Siri to improve the quality of the voice assistant’s responses. That involved listening to thousands of user recordings, which Le Bonniec said could reveal intimate moments and confidential information, and could be used to identify users.

A screenshot of a POLITICO article reports that prosecutors in Paris are investigating Apple over the collection and analysis of Siri voice recordings. The story highlights privacy concerns because recordings could reveal intimate moments, confidential information, and users’ identities. It is presented as an ironic reaction to the idea that voice assistants may be listening more closely than users expect. EN: A screenshot of a POLITICO article reports that prosecutors in Paris are investigating Apple over the collection and analysis of Siri voice recordings. The story highlights privacy concerns because recordings could reveal intimate moments, confidential information, and users’ identities. It is presented as an ironic reaction to the idea that voice assistants may be listening more closely than users expect.

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