Two residents of Oakland County in Michigan filed a complaint in federal court in Detroit on April 27, alleging that their HTC Inspire 4G phones Dell latitude e6500 battery Hp 530 battery , which use Google’s Android OS, track their whereabouts "just as if by a tracking device for which a court-ordered warrant would ordinarily be required."
They are seeking $50 million in damages.
The possible class action also further would require Google to stop tracking positions, a request that could require Google to significantly overhaul Android. Their complaint argues that the tracking of Android owners' location "puts users at serious risk of privacy invasions, including stalking."
Google representatives declined to comment on the lawsuit.
The suit is the latest development in an outcry that has been brewing since two researchers discovered that Apple's popular iPhones Hp 6735b battery Hp dv6000 battery and iPads had been storing up to one year's worth of unencrypted data. The matter has gained steam with lawmakers and consumers, and now companies like Google and Apple face escalating scrutiny over the collection of data on devices.
Apple itself also faces a lawsuit, filed last week, over this collected data. The complaint also seeks class action status and accuses Apple of violating privacy laws and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act by keeping a log of user locations without offering users a way to disable the data collection.
The company said on Wednesday that it will fix what it called a "mistake" with a software update, and will no longer store the data on phones for more than seven days, will encrypt the data and will stop backing up the files to user computers.
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While the lawsuits on the horizon, the matter of privacy and data collection on mobile devices promises to remain on the radar for some time to come. In addition to the lawsuits, lawmakers are looking into a Federal Trade Commission probe on the matter. Apple and Google will also have to answer questions at a Congressional hearing on May 10.
If the issue of collecting data on mobile devices was little understood until now, consumers will have plenty of opportunity to get up to speed, especially as U.S. lawmakers keep their eye fixed on the matter.
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