If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus model, the legal system just worked in your favor via a class action lawsuit. In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that alleged that both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models were prone to audio […]
Sometimes an apology (or at least a firm commitment not to do something) is in order. Apple on Wednesday reiterated its commitment to Siri privacy, stating that data collected with Siri has never been used to create marketing profiles, nor has any Siri information been made available to advertisers or sold for any purpose. The […]
$95 million may not mean a ton to Apple these days, but this is still awkward. Following a lawsuit brought against the company five years ago in which Apple was hit with a lawsuit over ‘unlawful and intentional recording’ of Siri interactions, the case has reached an end, with Apple agreeing to pay $95 million […]
This is what happens after a series of data breaches happen on your watch. A succession of T-Mobile data breaches over the past three years that saw millions of customers’ data exposed has led to a $15.75M fine by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with the wireless carrier agreeing to spend the same amount again […]
After several years of slugging it out in a prolonged patent-based legal battle, Apple and Qualcomm have agreed to a last-minute settlement. The first issue began when chipmaker Qualcomm, instead of charging Apple a flat license fee for permission to use its patented technology in iPhones, insisted upon a percentage of the iPhone’s value. Apple […]