Judge Greenlights Class-Action Status for Apple Equal Pay Lawsuit After Incriminating Discovery on Office Printer

San Francisco, CA — Apple Inc. is under legal scrutiny as a judge recently denied the tech giant’s effort to dismiss a sizable lawsuit alleging gender pay disparity within the company. This lawsuit was spurred when an employee discovered pay discrepancies after inadvertently seeing a male colleague’s tax document which suggested unequal payment for similar roles. Justina Jong, associated with Apple’s retail and marketing division for over ten years, stumbled upon a W-2 form in 2019 that displayed her male coworker’s compensation. The document apparently revealed that he earned nearly $10,000 more than Jong for … Read more

Apple to Remove ByteDance’s Apps Including TikTok from U.S. App Store in Compliance with New Federal Law

Starting January 19, 2025, popular applications like TikTok, CapCut, and Lemon8, all developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its affiliations, will vanish from the App Store for users across the United States. This significant move aligns with the new legislation, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which mandates stricter control over software that could pose national security risks. The decision underscores the growing scrutiny and legislative measures aimed at safeguarding digital privacy and national security. It reflects a heightened concern among U.S. lawmakers about the potential influence and threat from foreign-owned technology companies, … Read more

Apple Settles for $95 Million Over Siri Eavesdropping Claims, Sidestepping Admission of Fault

Oakland, California — In a significant legal agreement, Apple has decided to settle a privacy lawsuit for $95 million. The tech giant, celebrated for its commitment to user privacy, faced accusations of covertly recording conversations through its Siri virtual assistant. This move could influence the tech industry’s data privacy practices moving forward. Filed in a federal court in Oakland on Tuesday, the settlement aims to close a five-year ordeal alleging Apple’s activation of Siri to record users without their consent, spanning over a decade. Users reported the virtual assistant triggered without the usual activation phrase, … Read more

Apple Settles for $95 Million Over Siri Privacy Concerns in Landmark Class-Action Lawsuit

Cupertino, CA – Apple Inc. has agreed to a $95 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that the tech giant’s voice assistant, Siri, improperly recorded and stored private conversations without user consent. This agreement, pending court approval, aims to resolve claims that Apple violated user privacy, a concern that increasingly resonates in today’s digital age. The lawsuit, which consolidated several cases starting in 2019, accused Siri of activating without a clear prompt from the user and subsequently recording conversations that were supposed to be private. These recordings, plaintiffs claimed, were not only saved but … Read more