Apple sued for using third-party companies for iCloud storageWhat you need to know
Apple is being sued for not properly disclosing it uses third-party companies for iCloud storage.
The lawsuit argues that Apple should be forthright with this information during the set-up process.
The suit was filed in California by two customers.
Apple does use Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform.
Apple is being sued by two customers who argue that when they signed up for iCloud services, it did not properly disclose that their information could be stored on third-party cloud services. Thereby, it commited breach of contract, false advertising and violated California's Unfair Competition Law.
First reported by ZDNet, the suit was filed by Apple users Andrea M. Williams and James Stewart, who have been using iCloud services since 2015, in the US District Court for the Northern District of California.
Apple initially only mentions that "When iCloud is enabled, your content will be automatically sent to and stored by Apple." However, upon further in...
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Apple sued for using third-party companies for iCloud storage
