Technology | South Korea 27K South Korean iPhone Owners Sue Apple Plaintiffs asking for more than $900 each in damages for privacy violations By Mark Russell Posted Aug 17, 2011 10:29 AM CDT Copied A South Korean man walks past by an iPhone 4 advertisement in Seoul today. About 27,000 South Korean iPhone users filed a class action lawsuit Apple for alleged privacy violations. (Getty Images) The South Korean lawyer who won 1 million won ($946) from Apple for collecting his iPhone location data without his consent is making good on his promise to launch a class-action lawsuit, today filing suit on behalf of 26,691 South Korean iPhone users who say Apple violated their privacy rights, reports the Daily Mail. Each plaintiff is similarly asking for 1 million won in damages—that's a total of about $25.2 million. Apple had no comment. Read These Next James Carville has a new 4-word political mantra. "Theo" from The Cosby Show has died at age 54. More big names lend support to Stephen Colbert. Eleven arrested following viral video of honor killing. Report an error