Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) said on Wednesday that it has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose. The clarification comes after last week the U.

Apple claims it doesn't record Siri interactions unless users voluntarily opt-in to improve the voice assistant.

The company said it has never sold data collected by Siri or used it for advertising purposes.

Apple clarified on Wednesday that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it to create marketing profiles, just days after settling a case in which it faced such accusations.

Apple Inc., the tech giant headquartered in Cupertino, California, is under scrutiny following a $95 million settlement in a class action lawsuit accusing it of unauthorised recordings and data sharing through its Siri voice assistant.