{"id":48716,"date":"2025-07-30T14:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=48716"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:32:14","slug":"icloud-backups-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/30\/icloud-backups-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"iCloud Backups Lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hartley Charlton<\/a> (Gamboa v. Apple PDF<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Apple will face a proposed class action lawsuit in California federal court over allegations that iCloud unlawfully monopolizes iPhone users’ access to core device backups, following a judge’s decision to deny the company’s motion to dismiss the case (via Reuters<\/a>).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

I wonder if this is the wrong Reuters link, because it seems to be about whether a customer upgrading to the 200 GB iCloud plan should expect 200 GB more<\/em> storage, e.g. 205 GB total.<\/p>\n\n

The lawsuit was originally filed in March 2024 and alleges that Apple effectively forces consumers to use iCloud for backing up iPhone data while restricting third-party cloud services from providing comparable functionality, with wired backups being the only other option.<\/p>

While Apple permits third-party services to back up user data such as photos, videos, and documents, the company does not allow them to access certain system-level items, including device settings, app configurations, and encrypted keychains.<\/p><\/blockquote>

This seems misleading—isn’t nearly all<\/em> data aside from the system media libraries unavailable to backup apps?<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n