Facebook, Google, Apple:  Plaintiffs Fail To Allege Location Data Provision

Mealey's (May 21, 2019, 1:43 PM EDT) -- OAKLAND, Calif. — In May 16 reply briefs supporting their respective motions to dismiss, Google LLC, Apple Inc. and Facebook Inc. tell a California federal court that two plaintiffs alleging the improper collection and use of their mobile devices’ location data have essentially admitted that any such data was obtained via their devices’ internet protocol (IP) addresses and not by any actions taken by the defendants (Brendan Lundy, et al. v. Facebook Inc., et al., No. 4:18-cv-06793, N.D. Calif.)....