Apple Accused of Unlawfully Disclosing Users’ iTunes Data
Drawing on public criticism of Apple Inc.’s (Apple) privacy
practices, in a class action complaint filed in the Northern District of
California on May 24, 2016, several Apple users have accused Apple of selling
its customers’ personal information and iTunes listening history to
third-parties in an effort to “supplement its revenues and enhance the
formidability of its brand[.]”
The named plaintiffs in the
proposed class action are Leigh Wheaton, a resident of Rhode Island, and Jean
and Trevor Paul, residents of Michigan. Each have alleged…
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