SKoreans sue Apple over iPhone user information

[Jack]

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A group of some 27,000 South Koreans is suing Apple for $26 million for what they claim are privacy violations from the collection of iPhone user location information.

Each person in the suit is seeking 1 million won ($932) in damages, Kim Hyeong-seok, one of their attorneys, said Wednesday. He said they are targeting Apple Inc. and its South Korean unit to "protect privacy" rights.

Apple spokesman Steve Park in Seoul declined to comment.

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[Linuxfever]

Apple can say that they were lucky,if this was to happen in the US the amount of money requested would be x1000 times larger.