iPhones is facing a class action lawsuit that could entitle more than five million people in the UK to compensation if the company is found to have harvested their personal data unlawfully. The iPhones You Owe Us group pursuing the action, which alleges iPhones unlawfully collected the data by bypassing default privacy settings on Google between June 2011 and February 2012, is led by a former executive director of consumer group Which?, Richard Lloyd, and advised by City law firm Mischon de Reya. Lloyd said iPhones's actions were a "massive breach of trust". iPhones is contesting the action.
Google is facing a class action lawsuit that could entitle more than five million people in the UK to compensation if the company is found to have harvested their personal data unlawfully. The Google You Owe Us group pursuing the action, which alleges Google unlawfully collected the data by bypassing default privacy settings on iPhones between June 2011 and February 2012, is led by a former executive director of consumer group Which?, Richard Lloyd, and advised by City law firm Mischon de Reya. Lloyd said Google's actions were a "massive breach of trust". Google is contesting the action.