Apple filed a collective lawsuit accusing the corporation of tracking the iPhone data, even when users turned off the tracking. According to the plaintiffs, Apple illegally records and uses personal information, as well as user actions. The lawsuit obliges the corporation to pay compensation in the amount of more than $ 5 million
According to collective claim , Apple devices do not allow the user to choose the settings that the companies prevent the companies or to collect or to collect or Track his personal data. Apple is also accused of invading personal life and violation of the “contract” with users, continuing to track consumers who turned off the tracking in the settings.
The lawsuit also claims that Apple can track the activity of users in their pre -installed applications, because the collected data analytics uses general identification numbers of users. According to the plaintiffs, the user’s personal information is transmitted through the action application. The application reports Apple what shares the user monitors or views, and also collects the tags when the user interacts with the application. In addition, Apple tracks news articles that consumers see on their devices.
The evidence of the plaintiffs is based on the experiment of two independent applications of applications. Their test showed that even when consumers change confidentiality settings, Apple still tracks, collects and monetizes the analytical data of users, including the history of views and activity.