Apple sued over iPad and iPhone app ‘data leaks’
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Two groups of iPhone and iPad users are suing Apple saying apps for the gadgets leak personally identifiable data. The groups want to stop personal data being passed around without owners being notified or compensated. Apple is just one of six application makers being pursued by the two groups of consumers.
Backflip Studios, the Weather Channel, Dictionary.com and others were named in court papers supporting the lawsuits. The papers allege that many applications collect so much personal data that users can be individually identified. This is despite Apple operating a policy that allows data to be shared with third parties only if an app requires the information to keep running.
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