Software

A New Class Action Has Been Filed Against Apple for ‘Secretly Throttling’ iPhones

Back in May they announced their intent to file a class action against Apple. The case relates to the iPhone throttling issue which already has 60 or more class action suits ahead of it. Patently Apple stopped covering the matter at Class action 44. Then, 2017 arrived, and Apple installed software updates on the Devices to gather additional diagnostic data in early January 2017. Based in part …


Boeing Sued by More Than 400 Pilots in Class Action Over 737 MAX’s ‘Unprecedented Cover-Up’

Boeing sued by more than 400 pilots in class action over 737 MAX’s ‘unprecedented cover-up’UpdatedMore than 400 pilots have joined a class action against American plane manufacturer Boeing, seeking damages in the millions over what they allege was the company’s “unprecedented cover-up” of the “known design flaws” of the latest edition of its top-selling jet, the 737 MAX. By March 2019, the …


Creators of WhatsApp Attack Software Face Lawsuit From Amnesty Int’l

Now the Israeli firm linked to that attack is under further scrutiny, as they are facing a lawsuit from human rights NGO Amnesty International. The lawsuit is being filed in Israel and alleges that software created by NSO Group, a cyber intelligence technology firm, has been used to surveil Amnesty staff and other human rights defenders. The affidavit from Amnesty submitted to the court claims …


Lawsuit to Be Filed Against Apple Also in Korea

According to Patently Apple on December 26, two iPhone users living in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, Israel recently filed a class action suit against Apple, claiming that Apple should pay them US$125 million in damages. “Apple did not disclose the fact that our use of the iPhone is negatively affected by its software update, and this is a violation of its basic duty for customers,” they said, adding, …


Tesla Autopilot Called ‘dangerously Defective’ in Lawsuit by Driver

The next time you find yourself driving near a Tesla, give a wide berth to the amazing car of the future. It is still very much of the present. A Davie lawyer, frustrated and alarmed by an autopilot with a mind of its own on his new $108,000 Tesla, is one of the lead plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against the automaker claiming he was one of 50,000 customers who was sold a “dangerously …


Uber Said to Use “sophisticated” Software to Defraud Drivers, Passengers

Uber has devised a “clever and sophisticated” scheme in which it manipulates navigation data used to determine “upfront” rider fare prices while secretly short-changing the driver, according to a proposed class-action lawsuit against the ride-hailing app. When a rider uses Uber’s app to hail a ride, the fare the app immediately shows to the passenger is based on a slower and longer route …


Bosch, a Volkswagen Supplier, Agrees to Settle Over Diesel Scandal

Bosch said Wednesday it would “continue to defend its interests in all other civil and criminal law proceedings and to cooperate comprehensively with the investigating authorities in Germany and in other countries.” Volkswagen held powerful sway over Bosch, based on the accounts in the lawsuits. The carmaker was one of Bosch’s biggest customers, with a relationship dating from the early days of …


Judge Urged to Approve $1 Million Adware Settlement

A group of consumers who purchased Lenovo notebooks in late 2014 and early 2015 is asking a federal judge to grant preliminary approval to a class-action settlement requiring adware company Superfish to pay $1 million. “The settlement was the result of analysis and consideration of the litigation and financial risks faced by both sides,” class counsel writes in a motion filed Friday with U.S. …


BLU Products Faces Lawsuit Over Backdoor Found on Its Smartphones

It looks like the BLU Products saga isn’t over yet, as the US-based company is now facing a lawsuit over the backdoor that was discovered on its smartphones last week. For those of you who don’t remember, security contractors found a backdoor in the form of pre-installed software that monitors the location of the smartphone’s user, as well as whom they talk to and what they write in their text …


Audi Software Can Distort Emissions in Tests, VW Says

Audi cars with automatic transmissions have technology capable of distorting emissions when they are tested, Volkswagen said, as its luxury flagship is battling allegations over a reported discovery of a new cheat software device. Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper said a week ago that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) had this summer discovered cheating software in an older Audi …