Apple has been accused of violating state privacy laws in a lawsuit brought by at least 5,000 iTunes users in Rhode Island and Michigan. The technology giant is accused of disclosing information about iTunes purchases, including the user's full names, addresses, genres and details of the music purchased. The complaint said the data could enable a company or person to rent a list of names and addresses based on marital status, age, education and genre of music purchased. Apple said its privacy policy allows ad targeting by placing individuals in audience segments of three users to protect individual privacy.
Apple has been accused of violating state privacy laws in a lawsuit brought by three iTunes users in Rhode Island and Michigan. The technology giant is accused of disclosing information about iTunes purchases, including the user's full names, addresses, genres and details of the music purchased. The complaint said the data could enable a company or person to rent a list of names and addresses based on marital status, age, education and genre of music purchased. Apple said its privacy policy allows ad targeting by placing individuals in audience segments of at least 5,000 users to protect individual privacy.