CASE DISMISSED: A claim by four plaintiffs that Apple had violated its privacy policy and that it had designed its iOS environment to easily transmit personal information to third parties, was rejected by the court, - Reuters
A California federal judge has dismissed a consumer lawsuit over data privacy against Apple Inc, saying the plaintiffs had failed to show they had relied on any alleged company misrepresentations and that they had suffered harm.
The four plaintiffs claimed in 2011 that Apple had violated its privacy policy, saying the iPhone maker had designed its iOS environment to easily transmit personal information to third parties that collect and analyze such data without user consent or detection.
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