Apple Must Defend Itself Against Privacy Complaints

Apple Must Defend Itself Against Privacy Complaints:
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in California today determined that owners of Apple iPhones, iPads, and iPods Touch can pursue lawsuits against Apple over privacy issues. Consumers in California accused Apple and others of violating privacy laws by allowing advertisers to track the behavior and/or location of their smartphones and other mobile devices. Google, AdMarval, Admob, Flurry, and Medialets were also named in the initial complaints, but the judge dismissed them from the case. Claimants say the third-party companies named above gathered information such as owner address, gender, and age without their permission. Apple says this was done without its knowledge and in violation of its terms, but Judge Koh believes the wording of Apple's user agreements is ambiguous enough that Apple may be culpable.