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 has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to

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.

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

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.

The tech giant, which has a reputation for prizing user privacy, denied that its voice assistant app collected information and used it to create marketing profiles.

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

Apple sought to allay privacy concerns about its Siri voice assistant days after it agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit related to the feature, saying it has never sold data collected by Siri or used it for advertising purposes.

Apple has affirmed its Siri privacy policies following a lawsuit settlement that revived rumors that the voice assistant was spying on users. "Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles,

Apple has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles, never made it available for advertising, and never sold it to anyone for any purpose.'