New Mexico’s attorney general filed a federal lawsuit claiming the maker of a children’s gaming app sends kids’ location, demographic and other personal information to advertisers without parental consent, risking their safety and violating their privacy.
Read moreFiling suit Tuesday against Match Group, 10 people who were on the ground floor of Tinder in 2012 say the dating app giant schemed to cheat them out of their stock options.
Read moreLithuanian authorities are “strongly” urging consumers, especially public servants, not to install the app of a popular Russian taxi-booking service because it may unlawfully be collecting user data.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court took up a case Monday where consumers say Apple monopolizes the market for iPhone apps.
Read moreA Russian court on Friday ordered that a popular messaging app, Telegram, be blocked after the company rejected to share encryption data with authorities.
Read moreFour popular Chinese news apps have been temporarily removed from the Android store in China following an order from regulators to tighten control over the spread of information, state media reported Monday.
Read moreSwipe dating app Bumble is suing the parent of rival app Tinder for $400 million, claiming it deviously took trade secrets under the guise of wanting to invest in the company, then turning around and suing Bumble for allegedly ripping off its app.
Read moreA federal judge on Tuesday finalized a $5.3 million deal to settle claims that Twitter, Instagram and other app makers uploaded Apple device users’ personal data without consent.
Read moreDating app Tinder has a long history of deleting the profiles of transgender users, according to a class action filed Wednesday by a trans women who says Tinder dumped her.
Read moreThe city of San Francisco on Thursday asked a state judge to block a new law that lets Uber and Lyft drivers avoid paying local fees to operate on the city’s congested streets.
Read moreApple’s $400 million bid to buy song-recognition app Shazam hit a snag in Europe Tuesday, with regulators announcing they will examine the possibility that the merger may affect competition.
Read moreTinder discriminated by charging older users of its upgraded dating app more than it charges people younger than 30, a California appeals court ruled Monday.
Read moreAirbnb won’t have to face a class action for racial discrimination if a federal judge follows the recommendation of a magistrate judge who said the black woman representing the class can’t sue because she has not personally faced discrimination from the company.
Read moreA federal judge Thursday dismissed a 14-count lawsuit against Grindr, finding that the dating app for gay men is not liable for the malicious harassment wrought by a fake profile from an ex-boyfriend.
Read moreA major hacking operation tied to one of the most powerful security and intelligence agencies in Lebanon has been exposed after careless spies left hundreds of gigabytes of intercepted data exposed to the open internet, according to a report published Thursday.
Read moreAn attorney for the government rebelled Wednesday against court allegations that President Donald Trump is destroying records in violation of a law inspired by the Watergate scandal.
Read moreA federal judge granted Niantic’s motion to dismiss patent claims from Location Based Services, which claimed that Niantic’s Pokémon Go game infringed four of its patents.
Read moreMilwaukee County approved an $83,000 settlement Thursday for an app maker that challenged an ordinance requiring companies to get an event permit for apps such as Pokemon Go to be played in parks.
Read moreA federal judge refused Monday to dismiss a class action accusing the Golden State Warriors of using a fan app to turn on users’ microphones and record their conversations without consent.
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