Exclusive: Arizona leads multi-state probe into older iPhones slowing, shutting down

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-probe-exclusive/exclusive-arizona-leads-multi-state-probe-into-older-iphones-slowing-shutting-down-idUSKCN24U2YX


SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arizona is leading a multi-U.S. state investigation into whether Apple Inc’s deliberate slowing of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws, documents reviewed by Reuters on Wednesday showed.

In the ongoing probe since at least October 2018, investigators have asked Apple for data about “unexpected shutdowns” of iPhones and the company’s throttling, or slowing down, of the devices through power management software, documents Reuters obtained from Texas through a public records request showed.

Last week, a separate document obtained from Texas by a tech watchdog group showed that Texas’ attorney general was involved in the investigation but did not specify the issues being investigated nor which state was leading the effort.

A majority of U.S. states, representing both Democratic and Republican attorneys general, are teaming up on the investigation, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

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