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Title: Arizona launching a multi-state investigation into iPhone slowdowns Post by: HCK on July 30, 2020, 04:05:19 pm Arizona launching a multi-state investigation into iPhone slowdowns
Apple might be going back to court over "batterygate" again. What you need to know Apple is facing another multi-state investigation. Arizona is investigating if Apple violated trade practice laws for slowing down older iPhones. Apple recently settled a class-action lawsuit related to the issue. Only a couple days after it was reported that Apple is facing a multi-state antitrust investigation, it appears that another one is on the way. Reported by Reuters, Arizona is is leading a multi-state investigation into the company. Specifically, the Attorney General is looking into Apple's practice of slowing down older iPhones and if their actions violated trade practice laws. In the ongoing probe since at least October 2018, investigators have asked Apple for data about "unexpected shutdowns" of iPhones and the company's throttling, or slowing down, of the devices through power management software, documents Reuters obtained through a public records request showed. This issue h... Source: Arizona launching a multi-state investigation into iPhone slowdowns (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/bfD4YvgQR-c/arizona-launching-multi-state-investigation-iphone-slowdowns) |