Russian Court Blocks Popular Messaging App in Privacy Row
A Russian court on Friday ordered that a popular messaging app, Telegram, be blocked after the company rejected to share encryption data with authorities.
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China State Media Say 4 Popular News Apps Suspended
Four 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 moreDating App Competitor Claims Tinder Stole Its Trade Secrets
Swipe 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 moreApp Makers Settle Privacy Class Action for $5.3 Million
A 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 moreTransgender Tinder
Dating 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 moreSan Francisco Sues to Block Law Favoring Uber & Lyft
The 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 moreEU to Probe Apple-Shazam Merger Amid Competition Concerns
Apple’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 Rebuffed for Discriminatory Pricing
Tinder 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 moreJudge Recommends Tossing Airbnb Racial Bias Suit
Airbnb 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 moreJudge Clears Grindr of Malicious Harassment
A 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 moreWatchdog Squares Off on Trump’s Invisible Ink
An 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 morePokemon Went
A 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 Must Pay App Maker’s Legal Fees
Milwaukee 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.
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A 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.
Read moreTicket-Fighting App Accuses Florida Bar of Monopoly
A cellphone app that has been shaking up Florida’s traffic-ticket-fighting market this year claims in a federal complaint that the state bar association is conspiring with a more established competitor to shut it down.
Read moreWinklevoss Twins Claim Defamation in Failed Pot-App Deal
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, twins best known for claiming they created Facebook only to have Mark Zuckerberg steal it from under them, now say a New York businessman smeared them after a deal to buy his shares in a marijuana-delivery startup fell through.
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Have They Got a Bad Deal for You
A Seattle-based company called Pact promises to pay customers who use its app to complete exercising and diet goals, but charges them whether they do it or not, and keeps charging them after they try to cancel, the Federal Trade Commission claims in court.
Read moreJudge Says Free Speech Trumps Online Harassment
Threatening and harassing anonymous texts against a student-run feminist group via the now defunct phone app Yik Yak are protected under the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreMobile-Pay App Developer Takes Mastercard to Court
Crying theft at Mastercard’s mobile-payment app Qkr!, the startup PaidEasy accuses the credit card company in court of snatching its idea from last year’s TechDay New York.
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