“A group of South Korean users of Apple Inc.’s iPhone sued the company in a local court, claiming it invaded their privacy by allowing the smartphone to collect location data without their consent,” Jun Yang reports for Bloomberg.
“About 27,000 people joined a class-action suit against Apple’s South Korean unit and headquarters, seeking 1 million won per person ($930) in damages, according to a notice posted online by Mirae Law, which represents the plaintiffs,” Yang reports. “The suit was filed in Changwon, south of Seoul, where the law firm is located.”
Yang reports, “Apple was fined 3 million won [US$2,855] for collecting such data even when some users turned off location-recognition features on their iPhones, the Korea Communications Commission said Aug. 3.”
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