Apple sued over iPhone location tracking scandal

By on Apr 25, 2011 at 3:13 PM
Legal April 25, 2011

It was only a matter of time. Apple, Inc. has been named as a defendant in a federal district court suit over the iPhone and iPad 3G location tracking scandal — at this point we think it’s safe to refer to it as such. The Cupertino company’s silence over the past week has only intensified rumors and speculation that Apple is, somehow, using this harvested data in a clandestine or nefarious manner. Bloomberg notes that the lawsuit was filed in Tampa, FL by two consumers and, at this point, it is unknown if the duo will seek class action status. Details on the case are scarce at the moment, but we’re sure this isn’t the last we’ll be hearing about this one.

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  • Anonymous

    Florida – uhhhhh – gives me shivers everytime i hear or read the word.

    But this is surely a waste of time. Good luck with that –

  • Alexander530

    I wonder how much money those two consumers want :)

    • Droidman101

      *puts right pinky on lip* one hundred billion dollars

  • Anonymous

    Am I the only one who thinks these ‘Entity X sued’ articles should actually read ‘Lawsuit launched against Entity X’? Saying someone was sued is saying that the lawsuit was successful, isn’t it?

  • Anonymous

    Good. When you choose “NOT TO SHARE” location data. You shouldn’t be emitting location data to Apple. This should be clear cut. Apple isn’t special, they need to follow the rules too.

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