Over 100,000 EZ Lynk users could find their data being handed over to the United States government if Apple complies with a request for app download information.
Apple now involved in a lawsuit involving vehicle modifications
Apple now involved in a lawsuit involving vehicle modifications
Governments subpoena Apple for information all of the time, but that doesn’t mean it gets handed over automatically. Apple will push back if the scope of the request is too broad or vague.
In the case of the EZ Lynk lawsuit, the US Department of Justice has asked Apple and Google to hand over information about over 100,000 users. According to a report from Forbes, the DOJ wants information like the name and address of every person that downloaded the EZ Lynk app.