Multiple reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has issued demands to Apple, Google, and Amazon seeking identifying information for more than 100,000 users of a car-related app called EZ Lynk. According to the outlets, the information requested includes user identities and addresses, and in some descriptions purchase history data. The requests are tied to a lawsuit related to allegations that EZ Lynk helped users bypass vehicle emissions controls. The reporting characterizes the matter as part of DOJ efforts to obtain user information from major app platform companies and stores rather than directly from the app operator. The sources describe the app as a “car tinkering” tool used in connection with vehicle systems. No report provides final court outcomes or confirms whether all requested data will be turned over. The companies’ responses and the specific legal basis cited for the requests are not detailed in the provided summaries. Overall, the accounts agree on the app name, the scale of the request, the general categories of user data sought, and that the actions stem from allegations involving emissions-control bypassing.
DOJ seeks identification data for more than 100,000 users of car app EZ Lynk
Multiple reports say the U.S. Department of Justice has issued demands to Apple, Google, and Amazon seeking identifying information for more than 100,000 users of a car-related app called EZ Lynk. Acc...
- The DOJ is seeking information tied to more than 100,000 users of the EZ Lynk car app.
- Requests are directed at Apple and Google, and at least one report also includes Amazon.
- Reportedly requested data includes user identities and addresses, and may include purchase histories.
- The matter is linked to a lawsuit alleging EZ Lynk helped users bypass vehicle emissions controls.
- No outcome or confirmation is reported on whether companies have complied or been ordered to comply.
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3 months agoAccording to a new report from Forbes, the Department of Justice is demanding Apple, Amazon, and Google hand over “identities, addresses, and purchase histories” of more than 100,000 users of a “car tinkering app” called EZ Lynk. more…
3 months agoThe requests are related to a lawsuit alleging EZ Lynk helped users bypass their cars’ emissions controls.
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