A California district court has denied Apple’s request to dismiss a class action lawsuit that accuses the company of violating competition laws through its iCloud backup practices.
The lawsuit claims Apple forces iPhone users to rely on iCloud for backing up critical data, such as app data and device settings, by blocking third-party cloud services from accessing this core information.
U.S. District Judge Eumi Lee had previously thrown out the case, but allowed it to proceed after plaintiffs submitted a revised complaint earlier this year. The updated filing was found sufficient to support the claims and move the case forward.
Apple argued in its defense that the system was designed this way for privacy and security reasons, stating that allowing third-party services access to sensitive device data would pose serious risks. While users can store general files like photos and videos on other platforms, only iCloud can fully back up and restore iOS devices, a key issue raised in the lawsuit.
The plaintiffs allege Apple maintains a monopoly in the iPhone cloud storage market, using its system design to limit competition and push users toward its paid iCloud service. Apple has not responded publicly to the latest court decision.
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I’ve tried it all and nothing stops the harassment and on top of that apple and google refuses to honor the policy’s they have in place protecting the user behind it while I keep getting fucked with and over but it’s all good I’ve got med to take and can live life waking up going to sleep till I die that’s grand ya know