Apple Faces Probe in France Over Voice Recordings Made by Siri

Apple Inc. faces an investigation in France over the use of voice recordings made with its assistant Siri.

The probe has been referred to the Office for Combating Cybercrime, the Paris prosecutor’s office said in a statement on Monday.

An Apple spokesperson referred to a blog post the company published in January about its use of voice recordings, and declined to comment further.

Politico earlier reportedthe investigation.

The investigation concerns Apple’s collection of user recordings through Siri, the digital assistant available on most of its devices. Apple can record and retain audio interactions through Siri to help improve ...