Google faces iPhone privacy lawsuit after court reinstates case


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 02 Oct 2019

The group known as Google You Owe Us, which represents more than 4 million people, said the Alphabet Inc unit unlawfully gathered personal information by bypassing Apple Inc’s iPhone default privacy settings. — Bloomberg

A UK lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data-collection claims was given the go-ahead by London appeals judges who overturned an earlier ruling that had thrown out the case.

The group, known as Google You Owe Us, were seeking as much as £3.2bil (RM16.49bil), according to documents filed with the court last year. The organisation, which represents more than 4 million people, said the Alphabet Inc unit unlawfully gathered personal information by bypassing Apple Inc’s iPhone default privacy settings.

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