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Yelp Must Face Data-Mining Privacy Suit

Posted on September 9, 2016June 26, 2025 by Dissent

Nicholas Iovino reports:

Yelp cannot escape claims that it invaded Apple device users’ privacy by uploading their personal data without consent, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Yelp is one of 14 app developers accused of using a “find friends” feature to mine users’ contacts without their permission.

The consolidated class action stretches back to 2012 when lead plaintiff Marc Opperman sued Apple, Yelp and others for claims of privacy invasion.

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1 thought on “Yelp Must Face Data-Mining Privacy Suit”

  1. Indee One says:
    September 11, 2016 at 7:58 am

    I am not surprised to hear about this in that I have had my doubts about many smart phone apps and what they are being used for. I try to limit the amount of junk apps on phone for a variety of reasons, this one included.

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