French prosecutors probe Apple's Siri following complaint


A woman walks past an Apple logo inside an Apple store in Paris, France, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

PARIS (Reuters) -French prosecutors said on Monday they are investigating tech giant Apple's voice assistant Siri after receiving a complaint from a tech researcher accusing the company of illicit data collection.

The probe, which was first reported by the news website Politico, has been entrusted to a police force specialised in cybercrime, the prosecutors' office in Paris said without providing further details.

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