Google, Apple pay customers $163M over explosive claims they secretly listened to users’ private chats

Google and Apple listened in on and recorded millions of unwitting customers’ conversations — and will soon fork over a combined $163 million to resolve the eavesdropping debacle, according to a pair of bombshell lawsuits.

Apple has started sending out payments to settle its $95 million class-action complaint, which accused the Cupertino tech giant of spying on users who never once uttered the prompt, “Hey, Siri,” according to court documents.

Some people reported that their Apple devices pushed ads for brands — like Olive Garden and Air Jordan — that they had discussed in conversations that were secretly recorded.

Google, meanwhile, has reached a tentative, $68 million settlement after its Google Assistant surreptitiously activated and recorded users without the hot words, “OK Google,” according to court documents viewed by The Post.

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