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27,000 South Koreans Sue Apple

Posted by samzenpus on from the one-bad-apple dept.

jfruhlinger writes "You may have already forgotten the iPhone location-tracking furor, but 27,000 South Koreans haven't! They (or the lawyers recruiting them) have launched a class action suit against Apple due to the 'emotional distress' suffered. The litigants are seeking around $1,000 apiece in damages. From the article: 'Apple has faced complaints and criticisms since it said in April that its iPhones were storing locations of nearby cellphone towers and Wi-Fi hot spots for up to a year. Such data can be used to create a rough map of the device owner's movements.'"

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  1. Re:Give me a break by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Spoken like a true macfag. Some of us haven't dismissed it, but then some of us actually care about our personal privacy, unlike you ignorant ass americans.

  2. Koreans really don't have a valid opinion on any by hsmith · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Thing, since they believe in the concept of "fan death". That a house fan will suck all the air out of a room and kill you

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death

  3. Re:Koreans really don't have a valid opinion on an by KahabutDieDrake · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    By that logic, the United States has no valid opinion on anything because large portions of the population believe in Sky Wizards. Both fan death and "god" are baseless, irrational and superstitious. What makes your world view more valid than theirs?

  4. Re:Possibly distressing in some countries by Khyber · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    This is an indicator of people wanting to give karma bonuses for the statement. Funny doesn't award Karma.

    Never change, 1,000,000+ UID guys.

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