South Korean consumers band together to sue Apple

ZD Net ^ | 8/17/2011 | Rachel King

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Apple is facing yet another legal entanglement overseas, but this one is more of a sideshow compared to the mess going on with Samsung all over the place.

Earlier this month, the government of South Korea imposed a fine of three 3 million won ($2,855) on Apple’s division in the country after the controversy that became known as Locationgate, in which any device running iOS 4.0 or higher was tracking the user’s every move and location.

Although $2,855 is pocket change for Apple — literally as the Cupertino, Calif. based company has more cash and marketable securities than the U.S. government at $76.156 billion — this kerfuffle is about to get a bit more expensive than Apple might like.

Approximately 27,000 South Koreans are banding together to file a class action lawsuit against Apple that would total up to $26 million, the Associated Press reports. That breaks down to roughly 1 million won ($932) per person, which could be considered a little more than a refund on an unsubsidized iPhone.

So far, Apple hasn’t commented publicly on the issue after this latest turn of events.

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27,000 South Koreans join class action suit for $930 each over the supposed location data collection in iPhones... that really isn't collected or forwarded to Apple—PING!

Apple LocationGate continues Ping!

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