Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp (webmaster@theregister.co.uk (Thomas Claburn)/The Register)

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Stormy times ahead for IBM-owned Weather Channel app: LA sues over location data slurp – Privacy in the digital age is one of the most fundamental issues says city attorney The Weather Channel app duped users into providing location data that the company then sold for advertising and other commercial purposes, according to a lawsuit brought by Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer. …