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'''[[wikipedia:SiriusXM|SiriusXM]]''' (also known as '''SiriusXM Holdings''') is a radio streaming service founded in 1990 by David Margolese<ref>https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese</ref> and Martine Rothblatt<ref>https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/</ref> The company went public on September 13, 1994.<ref>https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq</ref>

'''[[wikipedia:SiriusXM|SiriusXM]]''' (also known as '''SiriusXM Holdings''') is a radio streaming service founded in 1990 by David Margolese<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese|title=David Margolease|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103070437/https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese|archive-date=2024-11-03|url-status=live}}</ref> and Martine Rothblatt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/|title=Martine Rothblatt|work=Forbes|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114181358/https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/|archive-date=2025-01-14|url-status=live}}</ref> The company went public on September 13, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq|title=FAQ|work=SiriusXM Investor|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214111258/https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq|archive-date=2025-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Consumer impact summary==

{{~~Placeholder box~~|~~Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable)~~:

====Freedom====

* User Freedom

Users are allowed to delete their SirusXM account and manage their subscriptions on the website. The mobile application allows users to log out of every device, though asks users to go to the website for all account management tasks. Users can make two data requests a year and one data deletion request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/help/privacy-rights|title=Frequently Asked Questions About Your Privacy Rights|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308222228/https://www.siriusxm.com/help/privacy-rights|archive-date=2025-03-08|url-status=live}}</ref>

* User Privacy

* Business ~~Model~~

====Privacy====

* Market ~~Control~~}}

According to the privacy policy, SiruisXM shares user data with business partners, other subsidiaries, and advertising agencies, with that data including "1. Registration Data, 2. Vehicle Data, 3. Payment Data, 4. Sensitive Personal Data, 5. Other Demographic Data, 6. Transaction Information, 7. Listening Preferences, 8. Account Information and Settings, 9. Device Data, 10. Audio and Visual Data, and 11. Geolocation Data".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/privacy-policy|title=Privacy Policy|work=SiriusXM|date=2024-12-20|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321010249/https://www.siriusxm.com/privacy-policy|archive-date=2025-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Business model====

SiriusXM relies on monthly subscriptions on its users, with the current prices being $24.98 for the "All Access" and $9.99 for the "Build a plan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/plans|title=Packages, Plans & Price|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311162527/https://www.siriusxm.com/plans|archive-date=2025-03-11|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Market control====

SiriusXM is available by default in most modern car stereo systems, with 90% of subscribers having the service embedded in their cars as of December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/2129/siriusxm-provides-update-on-strategic-direction-sharpening|title=SiriusXM Provides Update on Strategic Direction, Sharpening Focus on Core Audience|date=2024-12-10|work=SiriusXM Investors|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323003209/https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/2129/siriusxm-provides-update-on-strategic-direction-sharpening|archive-date=2025-03-23|url-status=live}}</ref>

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==Incidents==

This is a list of all consumer protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].

===Lifetime licenses ('''2019''')===

In 2019, a lawsuit was filed alleging the lifetime memberships that costed $357-$755 should be good for the life of the consumer rather than the device itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advanced-television.com/2021/02/11/siriusxm-loses-lifetime-sub-lawsuit/|title=SiriusXM loses ‘Lifetime Sub’ lawsuit|first=Chris|last=Forrester|work=Advanced-Television.com|access-date=2025-03-13|date=2021-02-11}}</ref> The lawsuit was settled in 2021, with 964,000 individuals receiving $421.5 million in benefits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/nearly-1-million-people-will-get-lifetime-subscriptions-in-siriusxm-settlement/article_8535b348-6d0d-11eb-a831-430bacb6c9e6.html|title=Nearly 1 Million People Will Get Lifetime Subscriptions In SiriusXM Settlement.|date=2021-02-12|work=InsideRadio.com|access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref> These benefits included either to reactivate the lifetime subscription or recover $100 according to the attorneys associated with the case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahdootwolfson.com/blog/96-4-million-siriusxm-lifetime-subscription-settlement/|title=$420 Million SiriusXM Lifetime Subscription Settlement|date=2021-03-11|first=Windy|last=Loritsch|work=Ahdoot Wolfson|access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref>

A similar suit was filed in 2018, but was later dismissed and settled out of court in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/subscriptions/sirius-xm-class-action-over-lifetime-subscription-dismissed/|title=SiriusXM class action over lifetime subscription dismissed|first1=Anne|last1=Bucher|first2=Danielle|last2=Toth|date=2022-12-29|access-date=2025-03-13|work=TopClassActions.com}}</ref> SiriusXM no longer offers lifetime memberships.

===Subscription cancellation (''2024'')===

In November 2024, a New York judge found SiriusXM liable for the “long and burdensome” process of cancelling a SiriusXM subscription, which violated the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag</ref> The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and it was reported it took 11 minutes to cancel over phone and 30 minutes to do so online.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/legal/sirius-xm-found-liable-new-york-lawsuit-over-subscription-cancellations-2024-11-22/</ref>

In December 2023, the New York attorney general filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM for "making it intentionally difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-files-lawsuit-siriusxm-subscriptions|title=New York files lawsuit against SiriusXM, alleging company made it tough to cancel subscriptions|work=Fox 5|date=2023-12-21|access-date=2025-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927095530/https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-files-lawsuit-siriusxm-subscriptions|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2024, a New York judge found SiriusXM liable for the “long and burdensome” process of cancelling a SiriusXM subscription, which violated the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag|title=Judge rules SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal|first=Emma|last=Roth|date=2024-11-22|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120124020/https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag|archive-date=2025-01-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and it was reported it took 11 minutes to cancel over phone and 30 minutes to do so online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/sirius-xm-found-liable-new-york-lawsuit-over-subscription-cancellations-2024-11-22/|title=Sirius XM found liable in New York lawsuit over subscription cancellations|first=Jonathan|last=Stempel|date=2024-11-22|work=Reuters|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://archive.ph/stLh8|archive-date=2024-11-24|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Products==

* [[Pandora]]<ref>https://corporate.siriusxm.com/</ref> (January 2000)

* [[Pandora]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.siriusxm.com/|title=Corporate|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305234311/https://corporate.siriusxm.com/|archive-date=2025-03-05|url-status=live}}</ref> (January 2000)

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-'''[[wikipedia:SiriusXM|SiriusXM]]''' (also known as '''SiriusXM Holdings''') is a radio streaming service founded in 1990 by David Margolese<ref>https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese</ref> and Martine Rothblatt<ref>https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/</ref> The company went public on September 13, 1994.<ref>https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq</ref>
+'''[[wikipedia:SiriusXM|SiriusXM]]''' (also known as '''SiriusXM Holdings''') is a radio streaming service founded in 1990 by David Margolese<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese|title=David Margolease|work=The Jerusalem Post|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103070437/https://www.jpost.com/author/david-margolese|archive-date=2024-11-03|url-status=live}}</ref> and Martine Rothblatt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/|title=Martine Rothblatt|work=Forbes|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114181358/https://www.forbes.com/profile/martine-rothblatt/|archive-date=2025-01-14|url-status=live}}</ref> The company went public on September 13, 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq|title=FAQ|work=SiriusXM Investor|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214111258/https://investor.siriusxm.com/company-information/faq|archive-date=2025-02-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Consumer impact summary==
-{{Placeholder box|Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):
+====Freedom====
-* User Freedom
+Users are allowed to delete  their SirusXM account and manage their subscriptions on the website. The mobile application allows users to log out of every device, though asks users to go to the website for all account management tasks. Users can make two data requests a year and one data deletion request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/help/privacy-rights|title=Frequently Asked Questions About Your Privacy Rights|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250308222228/https://www.siriusxm.com/help/privacy-rights|archive-date=2025-03-08|url-status=live}}</ref>
-* User Privacy
-* Business Model
+====Privacy====
-* Market Control}}
+According to the privacy policy, SiruisXM shares user data with business partners, other subsidiaries, and advertising agencies, with that data including "1. Registration Data, 2. Vehicle Data, 3. Payment Data, 4. Sensitive Personal Data, 5. Other Demographic Data, 6. Transaction Information, 7. Listening Preferences, 8. Account Information and Settings, 9. Device Data, 10. Audio and Visual Data, and 11. Geolocation Data".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/privacy-policy|title=Privacy Policy|work=SiriusXM|date=2024-12-20|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321010249/https://www.siriusxm.com/privacy-policy|archive-date=2025-03-21|url-status=live}}</ref>
+====Business model====
+SiriusXM relies on monthly subscriptions on its users, with the current prices being $24.98 for the "All Access" and $9.99 for the "Build a plan".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siriusxm.com/plans|title=Packages, Plans & Price|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250311162527/https://www.siriusxm.com/plans|archive-date=2025-03-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
+====Market control====
+SiriusXM is available by default in most modern car stereo systems, with 90% of subscribers having the service embedded in their cars as of December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/2129/siriusxm-provides-update-on-strategic-direction-sharpening|title=SiriusXM Provides Update on Strategic Direction, Sharpening Focus on Core Audience|date=2024-12-10|work=SiriusXM Investors|access-date=2025-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323003209/https://investor.siriusxm.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/2129/siriusxm-provides-update-on-strategic-direction-sharpening|archive-date=2025-03-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
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 ==Incidents==
 This is a list of all consumer protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
+===Lifetime licenses ('''2019''')===
+In 2019, a lawsuit was filed alleging the lifetime memberships that costed $357-$755 should be good for the life of the consumer rather than the device itself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.advanced-television.com/2021/02/11/siriusxm-loses-lifetime-sub-lawsuit/|title=SiriusXM loses ‘Lifetime Sub’ lawsuit|first=Chris|last=Forrester|work=Advanced-Television.com|access-date=2025-03-13|date=2021-02-11}}</ref> The lawsuit was settled in 2021, with 964,000 individuals receiving $421.5 million in benefits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/nearly-1-million-people-will-get-lifetime-subscriptions-in-siriusxm-settlement/article_8535b348-6d0d-11eb-a831-430bacb6c9e6.html|title=Nearly 1 Million People Will Get Lifetime Subscriptions In SiriusXM Settlement.|date=2021-02-12|work=InsideRadio.com|access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref> These benefits included either to reactivate the lifetime subscription or recover $100 according to the attorneys associated with the case.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ahdootwolfson.com/blog/96-4-million-siriusxm-lifetime-subscription-settlement/|title=$420 Million SiriusXM Lifetime Subscription Settlement|date=2021-03-11|first=Windy|last=Loritsch|work=Ahdoot Wolfson|access-date=2025-03-13}}</ref>
+A similar suit was filed in 2018, but was later dismissed and settled out of court in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/consumer-products/subscriptions/sirius-xm-class-action-over-lifetime-subscription-dismissed/|title=SiriusXM class action over lifetime subscription dismissed|first1=Anne|last1=Bucher|first2=Danielle|last2=Toth|date=2022-12-29|access-date=2025-03-13|work=TopClassActions.com}}</ref> SiriusXM no longer offers lifetime memberships.
 ===Subscription cancellation (''2024'')===
-In November 2024, a New York judge found SiriusXM liable for the “long and burdensome” process of cancelling a SiriusXM subscription, which violated the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag</ref> The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and it was reported it took 11 minutes to cancel over phone and 30 minutes to do so online.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/legal/sirius-xm-found-liable-new-york-lawsuit-over-subscription-cancellations-2024-11-22/</ref>
+{{Main|SiriusXM thinks they have a right to your money}}
+In December 2023, the New York attorney general filed a lawsuit against SiriusXM for "making it intentionally difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-files-lawsuit-siriusxm-subscriptions|title=New York files lawsuit against SiriusXM, alleging company made it tough to cancel subscriptions|work=Fox 5|date=2023-12-21|access-date=2025-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240927095530/https://www.fox5ny.com/news/new-york-files-lawsuit-siriusxm-subscriptions|archive-date=2024-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref>
+In November 2024, a New York judge found SiriusXM liable for the “long and burdensome” process of cancelling a SiriusXM subscription, which violated the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag|title=Judge rules SiriusXM’s annoying cancellation process is illegal|first=Emma|last=Roth|date=2024-11-22|work=TheVerge|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120124020/https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/24303294/sirius-xm-cancellation-process-illegal-ny-ag|archive-date=2025-01-20|url-status=live}}</ref> The lawsuit was filed in December 2023 and it was reported it took 11 minutes to cancel over phone and 30 minutes to do so online.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/sirius-xm-found-liable-new-york-lawsuit-over-subscription-cancellations-2024-11-22/|title=Sirius XM found liable in New York lawsuit over subscription cancellations|first=Jonathan|last=Stempel|date=2024-11-22|work=Reuters|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://archive.ph/stLh8|archive-date=2024-11-24|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Products==
-* [[Pandora]]<ref>https://corporate.siriusxm.com/</ref> (January 2000)
+* [[Pandora]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.siriusxm.com/|title=Corporate|work=SiriusXM|access-date=2025-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250305234311/https://corporate.siriusxm.com/|archive-date=2025-03-05|url-status=live}}</ref> (January 2000)
 ==See also==