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19th Mar 2012, 04:53 AM #1OPMemberWebsite's:
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A small group of US smartphone owners has filed a lawsuit demanding that Facebook, Twitter and other makers of smartphone "apps" pay dearly for mining people's contact lists.
The suit filed in federal court in Austin, Texas on Monday listed Apple among the defendants, arguing that mini-programs are not allowed on the company's coveted iPads, iPhones and iPod Touch devices without its approval.
Lawyers representing the 13 Austin smartphone owners argue that the applications invaded people's privacy by "stealing" personal address book data.
A hot trend toward making applications "mobile and social" resulted in smartphone users' contact lists being tapped into to help find friends or family members that people might want to connect with in online communities.
But the lawsuit argues that delving into address book data without express permission is an invasion of privacy.
The list of defendants included "Angry Birds" game creator Rovio and US videogame giant Electronic Arts, as well as career-centered social network LinkedIn.
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19th Mar 2012, 05:00 AM #2Banned
who cares,!,
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19th Mar 2012, 05:08 AM #3Member
And now they file a lawsuit they have been stealing our numbers since the apps came out
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