27,000 South Koreans have joined a class action suit against Apple for collecting location data without consent, according to a Bloomberg report.
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. The suit was filed in Changwon, south of Seoul, where the law firm is located.
Kim Hyeong Seok has already been successful in a personal suit against Apple for collecting location data. He was awarded 1 million won by the Changwon District Court in May.
"I'm an iPhone user myself, so when I first heard about this in the media, I reviewed the legality of the matter based on Korean law," Kim Hyeong Seok, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said by telephone before the suit was filed. "I concluded it was clearly illegal."
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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. The suit was filed in Changwon, south of Seoul, where the law firm is located.
Kim Hyeong Seok has already been successful in a personal suit against Apple for collecting location data. He was awarded 1 million won by the Changwon District Court in May.
"I'm an iPhone user myself, so when I first heard about this in the media, I reviewed the legality of the matter based on Korean law," Kim Hyeong Seok, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said by telephone before the suit was filed. "I concluded it was clearly illegal."
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