A UK consumer group says Apple breached competition law and trapped 40 million customers into paying ‘rip-off prices.’

The UK's "Which?" consumer group and publication is to sue Apple over what it claims is the company's anti-competitive way of locking users into paying for iCloud storage.

Apple encouraged its users to sign up to iCloud to store photos, videos and other data while making it difficult to use alternative providers. Customers then had to pay for the service once their data exceeded the free 5GB limit,

A British consumer advocacy group has launched a $3.8 billion antitrust class action against Apple on behalf of its 40 million U.K. customers alleging the U.S. tech giant is fleecing them by locking them into iCloud.

The U.K. consumer rights association, Which?, is pursuing legal action against Apple over claims of anti-competitive practices against iCloud users. Here’s what we know so far.

A consumer rights group in the U.K. has filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming it locks its customers into the iCloud cloud storage service.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Apple is facing an almost £3 billion ($3.78 billion) lawsuit after British consumer group Which? on Thursday alleged that the company

U.K. consumer rights group 'Which?' is filing a legal claim against Apple under competition law on behalf of some 40 million users of iCloud, its cloud