Apple Faces Canadian Class Action for Throttling Down iPhones Without Warning or Consent From Consumers
A class action lawsuit was commenced on Friday, February 23 in the Ontario Superior Court alleging that Apple substantially slowed iPhones without warning to or consent from consumers. The claim alleges that Apple’s iOS software updates for iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6s, 6s Plus, SE, 7, and 7 Plus were provided to iPhone users under the pretense that the software updates were necessary to deliver enhanced security and performance. In reality, however, the updates allowed Apple to slow down the performance of these updated iPhones. This practice is known as “throttling” because Apple intentionally slows the phone’s CPU. …