Google You Owe Us sues Google over personal data collected from iPhones
Google was sued by a group of UK consumers over claims that the company improperly collected personal data from millions of users of Apple’s iPhone. The group, called Google You Owe Us, said in a statement on Thursday that it was the first case of its kind in the UK against a major tech company, over the alleged misuse of personal data. It says the Alphabet unit unlawfully collected people’s personal information by bypassing the iPhone’s default privacy settings. Richard Lloyd, a consumer advocate who is leading the case, said he wanted to "send a strong message to Google and other tech giants in Silicon Valley that we’re not afraid to fight back if our laws are broken". The group said each of the 5.4-million customers could get "several hundred pounds" if the case, filed in London on Wednesday, is successful. Privacy has been a hot topic for the manufacturers of the world’s most popular devices, from Apple to Samsung to Google. In 2015, Apple allowed iPhone and iPad users to start ...
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