Apple is facing two separate lawsuits that claim the company purposefully allowed advertisers access to iPhone and iPad users’ information. One lawsuit is seeking class-action status for anyone who downloaded an application in the past two years and comes after the Wall Street Journal exposed 101 applications sharing user data. Google may face similar lawsuits, as they too require users to give away information access to applications.
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.
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