Lawsuit accuses Apple Pay of taking unauthorized subscription payments

A class-action suit has been filed against Apple Pay and DoorDash for deceptive practices after allegedly taking a payment for a subscription without consent or knowledge.

The DoorDash food delivery app accused in the class-action lawsuit

Apple Pay is no stranger to lawsuits, but a new class-action one aims to strike at the heart of Apple's claim that its Apple Payments service is safer than credit card rivals. Kristine Divney has filed suit in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, claiming that Apple took an authorized payment on behalf of DoorDash, a food delivery service.

Divney claims that she created an account with Caviar, the parent company of DoorDash, but not with DoorDash itself. According to the full filing, she says she has not subscribed to DoorDash's DashPass monthly service, and has never used Face ID to authorize an Apple Pay payment for this.Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums