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Los Angeles Accuses Weather Channel App of Covertly Mining User Data

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Technology|Los Angeles Accuses Weather Channel App of Covertly Mining User Data

Los Angeles Accuses Weather Channel App of Covertly Mining User Data

The Weather Channel app used tracking data not just for local forecasts but also for commercial purposes, the Los Angeles city attorney said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.
The Weather Channel app used tracking data not just for local forecasts but also for commercial purposes, the Los Angeles city attorney said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.Credit...

The Weather Channel app deceptively collected, shared and profited from the location information of millions of American consumers, the city attorney of Los Angeles said in a lawsuit filed on Thursday.

One of the most popular online weather services in the United States, the Weather Channel app has been downloaded more than 100 million times and has 45 million active users monthly.

A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 4, 2019, Section B, Page 5 of the New York edition with the headline: Weather Channel App Exploited Users’ Data, Los Angeles Claims in Lawsuit. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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