Apple agreed this week to pay $95 million to settle a class action claiming its voice-activated Siri assistant violated users' privacy by recording conversations, court documents show. Why it matters: The tech giant said in the preliminary settlement agreement that it "continues to deny any and all alleged wrongdoing and liability.

A class action suit contends that Siri recorded and shared Apple users' conversations - and Google is under fire, too.

Customers say conversations were captured by Siri without their consent and accused Apple of violating their privacy by sharing those recordings.

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple has agreed to end a five-year legal battle over user privacy related to its virtual assistant Siri with a $95 million payout to affected customers, according to a preliminary settlement.

Mobile device owners complained that Apple routinely recorded their private conversations after they activated Siri unintentionally, and disclosed

Apple has agreed to pay $95m (£77m) to settle a court case alleging some of its devices were listening to people without their permission. The tech giant was accused of eavesdropping on its customers through its virtual assistant Siri. The claimants also allege voice recordings were shared with advertisers.

Apple has decided to settle a five-year-old class action lawsuit accusing the company of using Siri to eavesdrop on conversations — and millions of iPhone users could soon qualify for a portion of the payout.

The suit claims Siri can be accidentally activated and then record parts of people's conversations without their consent.