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Apple sued for allegedly selling customers' iTunes and Apple Music listening data
July 07, 2025
Three customers from Rhode Island and Michigan filed a class-action lawsuit againstApplethis past Friday in California’s Northern Federal District, reportedBloomberglast week.
According tothe lawsuit, Apple violated state privacy laws by selling its customers’iTunesandApple Musiclistening data to third parties. These third parties can allegedly “supplement that information with additional sensitive personal information” that Apple sends about its customers.
In turn, the third parties reportedly match the data they acquire to other sensitive information gathered about iTunes customers from other third parties. They then reportedly re-sell the information in the open market without providing any prior notice or obtaining consent from customers.
The lawsuit offers the following example:
The lawsuit further claims that sharing listening data can reveal intimate information about customers. The data thatAppleallegedly discloses to third parties includes customers’ full names, home addresses, and, in some cases, the genres and song titles of music that customers purchased in iTunes.
As a result, affected customers are at risk of predatory behavior from “fraudulent telemarketers” and others who want to take advantage of vulnerable people.
Leigh Wheaton, Jill Paul, and Trevor Paul filed the lawsuit on behalf of iTunes customers in their respective states. They’re seeking $250 and $5,000 for each affected Rhode Island and Michigan customer, respectively.
Android Authorityreached out to Apple for comment, but didn’t receive a response by press time.
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