Overview

• Prosecutors confirmed on Monday that the investigation has been opened and referred to the Office for Combating Cybercrime (OFAC).
• The probe stems from a February complaint by the Ligue des droits de l’Homme based on testimony from former Apple subcontractor Thomas Le Bonniec.
• Le Bonniec says he reviewed thousands of Siri clips in 2019 at Globe Technical Services and encountered sensitive, potentially identifying user content.
• Apple says it retains Siri audio only if users opt in, does not use such data for advertising or sell it, and allows human review to improve the service with some data kept up to two years.
• Related actions include an ongoing French class action and a separate U.S. case that Apple settled for $95 million in December 2024 after denying wrongdoing; Ireland’s DPC closed a related matter in 2022 without opening an investigation.