Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp

Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp

5 years ago
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https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/04/ibm_weather_company_app_privacy/

The Weather Channel app duped users into providing location data that the company then sold for advertising and other commercial purposes, according to a lawsuit brought by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer.

The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, alleges that the mobile application, owned by IBM's Weather Company (TWC), in seeking user permission to gather location data, fails to explain clearly how it shares the information.