Lawsuit accuses Golden State Warriors of spying on fans thru team app

The Warriors, who blew a 3-1 lead to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals, are being sued for allegedly listen to and record conversations of fans using the team’s official mobile app.

A federal lawsuit was filed in San Francisco this week, accusing the Warriors of turning on the microphone on mobile users who have downloaded their official app and listening to and recording conversations fans were having. If true, that is quite an invasion of privacy.

“Even more disconcerting,” the lawyers wrote, “the app turns on the microphone (listening and recording) any time the app is running. No mater if a consumer is actively using the app or if it is merely running in the background: the app is listening.”

The app is designed to give fans a way to check on the team scores and states as well as other news headlines. Fans can also voluntarily use the app to share social media posts with their various social accounts. Before these functions are used, the app asks users to verify use of the microphone. But is the microphone being used without consent?
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