Weather Channel app accused of deceptively amassing user location data

Weather Channel app accused of deceptively amassing user location data

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https://www.cnet.com/news/weather-channel-app-accused-of-deceptively-amassing-user-location-data/

The suit alleges that IBM subsidiary The Weather Company, the outfit behind the app, used the program to "amass its users' private, personal geolocation data" while making users believe their data was used only to provide accurate local weather forecasts.

IBM says The Weather Company has always been transparent with its use of location data.

Weather Channel app accused of deceptively amassing user location data

Jan 4, 2019, 8:18pm UTC
https://www.cnet.com/news/weather-channel-app-accused-of-deceptively-amassing-user-location-data/ > The suit alleges that IBM subsidiary The Weather Company, the outfit behind the app, used the program to "amass its users' private, personal geolocation data" while making users believe their data was used only to provide accurate local weather forecasts. > IBM says The Weather Company has always been transparent with its use of location data.