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Apple to pay $14.8million to iPhone owners in HUGE win over iCloud scandal – check if you’re owed

APPLE will have to pay $14.8million to a group of its users after settling an iCloud lawsuit out of court.

You may be eligible to receive some of that money if you’re a US resident and paid for one of iCloud’s higher tiers during a specific time period.

Apple denied any wrong doing

Apple agreed to the settlement after being accused of breaking the “contract regarding the iCloud Service that Apple provides to its users.”

Apple denied any wrong doing but agreed to settle the case and avoid going to court.

It was accused of breaking its Terms and Conditions by storing iCloud user data on third-party servers.

It was told it should have stored that data on its own servers.

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The settlement reportedly includes any US resident who was paying for an iCloud subscription from September 16, 2015, to January 31, 2016.

If this is you, you should receive an email to the address you used to sign up for iCloud.

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