Lawsuit claims fake Android alerts tied to mystery charges

December 12, 2012

In one of the first lawsuits of its kind targeting an Android app maker and advertiser, a Colorado law firm has filed a class-action complaint against Colorado-based GoLive Mobile and California-based Airpush, alleging the two worked together to bilk Android phone users out of millions of dollars by paying for premium wireless services they never wanted. Attorneys claim GoLive and Airpush purposely tricked customers by creating mobile ads that looked like official Android system notifications. Filed in the U.S. District Court of Colorado late Tuesday, attorneys at Edelson and McGuire, representing Kimm Nordman of Ohio, claim mystery charges on potentially over 100,000 wireless bills can be traced to Android apps made by GoLive Mobile and ads distributed by Airpush. Company representatives at GoLive Mobile and Airpush have not returned inquiries requesting comment for this story. (See Related: Sneaky mobile ads invade Android phones) To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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