SAN FRANCISCO (CN) - The OpenFeint mobile gaming network collected data and personal information from its users' cellphone-linked profiles and sold the information to Internet application developers, according to a federal class action.
Lead plaintiff Matthew Hines claims Openfeint accessed, monitored and stored the unique device identifiers for mobile devices along with personally identifiable information such as a user's exact GPS location, Internet browsing history and Facebook and Twitter profiles.
OpenFeint's business plan included accessing and disclosing personal information without authorization to mobile-device application developers, advertising networks and web-analytic vendors that market mobile applications, according to the complaint. The company acquired such information covertly, without adequate notice or consent, involving 100 million consumer mobile devices.