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DOJ investigation into vehicle modding hardware leads to Apple subpoena
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DOJ investigation into vehicle modding hardware leads to Apple subpoena

AppleInsider·Wesley Hilliard·5 months ago
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Fri May 15 2026, 02:27 PM EDT · 2 minute read

Apple now involved in a lawsuit involving vehicle modifications

Over 100,000 EZ Lynk users could find their data being handed over to the United States government if Apple complies with a request for app download information.

Governments subpoena Apple for information all of the time , but that doesn't mean it gets handed over automatically. Apple will push back if the scope of the request is too broad or vague.

In the case of the EZ Lynk lawsuit, the US Department of Justice has asked Apple and Google to hand over information about over 100,000 users. According to a report from Forbes , the DOJ wants information like the name and address of every person that downloaded the EZ Lynk app.

It's an incredible request that's 10x the size of a previous request about a gun scope app in 2019.…

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