subject: Apple Sued Over Applications Giving Information To Advertisers [print this page] Apple Inc., maker of the iPhone and iPad, was accused in a lawsuit of allowing applications for those devices to transmit users personal information to advertising networks without customers consent.The complaint, which seeks class action, or group, status, was filed on Dec. 23 in federal court in San Jose, California. The suit claims Cupertino, California-based Apples iPhones and iPads are encoded with identifying devices that allow advertising networks to track what applications users download, how frequently theyre used and for how long.Some apps are also selling additional information to ad networks, including users location, age, gender, income, ethnicity, sexual orientation and political views, according to the suit.The suit, filed on behalf of Jonathan Lalo of Los Angeles County, identifies applications such as Pandora, Paper Toss, the Weather Channel and Dictionary.com, and names them as defendants along with Apple. Lalo is represented by Scott A. Kamber and Avi Kreitenberg of KamberLaw LLC in New York.Apple iPhones and iPads are set with a Unique Device Identifier, or UDID, which cant be blocked by users, according to the complaint. Apple claims it reviews all applications on its App Store Dell inspiron 1300 battery and doesnt allow them to transmit Dell inspiron 1525 Battery user data without customer permission, according to the complaint.Dell inspiron 9300 Battery
