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Apple dodges class-action liability as judge denies class certification in iPhone privacy case

( July 25, 2017, 21:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: US District Judge Jon S. Tigar denied class action status for litigation that alleged Apple improperly claimed the iPhone would protect consumer privacy, but designed the smartphone in a way that allowed mobile apps to upload users' contact lists without consent. Tigar ruled that issues common to the class did not predominate over individual issues, because the plaintiffs failed to show that all class members were exposed to Apple's alleged privacy misrepresentations....

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