Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been targeted along with several of its app makers in a class action law suit over privacy concerns. The firms were targeted after it emerged that several apps had been automatically uploading user’s address books without their knowledge or permission. The suit was filed by thirteen individuals and eighteen separate app makers were listed as defendants. The US District Court in Dallas Texas originally heard the initial complaint last week. The full list of app makers being sued is as follows: Apple, Beluga, Burbn, Chillingo, Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), Facebook, Foodspotting, Foursquare Labs, Gowalla, Hipster, Instagram, Kik…
Apple, Facebook, and Many other Tech Giants Targeted In Privacy Suit
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