Apple iPhone and iPad App Privacy Violation National Class Action

CONSUMER LAW GROUP has launched a national class action lawsuit against Apple and the makers of various applications (Apps) on behalf of individuals who have downloaded them Apps to their iPhones or iPads.

The class action litigation involves the intentional interception by these companies of the users’ personally identifying information in capturing their devices unique device ID (the unique identifying number that Apple assigns to each of its iPhones and iPads) and transmits that information along with the devices’ location data to third-party advertisers without the users consent.

These Apps include:

• Textplus4 made by Gogii, Inc.
• Pandora made by Pandora Media, Inc.
• Paper Toss made by Backflip Studios Inc.
• Weather Channel made by The Weather Channel
• Dictionary.com made by Dictionary.com, LLC
• Talking Tom Cat made by Outfit7 Ltd.
• Pimple Popper Lite made by Room Candy, Inc.
• Pumpkin Maker made by Sunstorm Interactive, Inc.

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The class action lawsuit identifies the group of affected persons as:

o All residents in Canada who have downloaded and/or placed an App onto their iPhone or iPad since approximately December 1st 2008 through to the present, or any other group to be determined by the Court.

Alternately (or as a subclass)

o All residents in Quebec who have downloaded and/or placed an App onto their iPhone or iPad since approximately December 1st 2008 through to the present, or any other group to be determined by the Court.

If you or someone you know has downloaded one of these Apps onto their iPhone or iPad and you wish more information on potential compensation or to be kept advised of the status of the Apple iPhone and iPad App Privacy Violation Class Action litigation or any resulting compensation resulting from the Apple iPhone and iPad App Privacy Violation Lawsuit in Canada, Quebec or Ontario, please provide your contact information to our law firm using the below form.

IF YOU WISH TO JOIN THE CLASS ACTION OR TO SIMPLY GET MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW. Please note that providing your information creates no financial obligation for you. You are not charged any fee or cost for joining this class action. Our law firm is paid a contingency fee from the compensation recovered, only if the class action is successful. All information contained in this transmission is confidential and Consumer Law Group agrees to protect this information against unauthorized use, publication or disclosure.

Filed Dec 30, 2010

Superior Court of Quebec

Status: Active

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