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Location privacy suit
Apple must protect information of iPhone users




 

A court has put the brakes on the arbitrary use of location-based services (LBS) by smartphone makers and carriers. The court ordered Apple Korea to pay $943 to a litigant for its unauthorized tracking and storing of his location data. `1)It accepted the litigant’s claim that Apple infringed upon his privacy. The ruling is likely to trigger a flood of similar lawsuits from customers of Apple, Google and Daum. `2)Lawyer Kim Hyeong-seok received 998,000 won last month from Apple Korea in accordance with the ruling by the Changwon District Court. Apple Korea did not respond to the ruling. `3)Following the decision, Apple Korea had refused to pay compensation. `4)The court seized 1 million won from Apple Korea’s bank account for payment of compensation to the complainant after deducting 2,000 won in remittance fees.

This means Apple Korea did not voluntarily pay the compensation. The ruling may embolden other iPhone users to file a collective lawsuit. `5)Kim said many of 3 million iPhone users in Korea are moving to file a collective legal action. He is ready to provide legal assistance to the victims of the iPhone’s LBS. `6)It is not difficult to file a civil lawsuit in Korea of which the compensation demanded is less than 20 million won. The ruling might have repercussions worldwide as more than 100 million people are iPhone users. Apple’s arbitrary storing of location information is now a global concern. It has stored all the information of iPhone users without their knowledge.

Apple faces similar litigation in the U.S., Germany, Italy, France and Taiwan. The Korea Communications Commission has asked Apple to provide data on its LBS. `7)What is problematic is Apple’s stored information is open to hackers as it is not encrypted. LBS is a convenient tool to find someone or something, such as discovering the nearest cash machine, restaurant or a friend. It can track vehicles, parcels and objects. 8)Personalized weather services and even location-based games are available through LBS. Other examples include step-by-step directions to any address and the receipt of alerts, including warning of a traffic jam.

An Ohio State University professor has introduced eShadow, enabling smartphone users to locate people on your contact list who are within a 45-meter radius of you at any moment. This can be used on Facebook. LBS makes smartphones smarter than before. The problem is ill-intentioned people may abuse LBS and information on a blog, Twitter or Facebook for criminal purposes. Reports of suicide related to social networking services have been on the rise. 9)Apple, Google, Daum and other LBS providers should institute a system of enabling users to have the option to block the information to outsiders or to refuse the receipt of messages or advertisements. They should be responsible for protection of customer data. Apple and other smartphone makers should make handsets smarter than before without intruding on individual privacy.

 

Location privacy suit

Apple must protect information of iPhone users

위치 프라이버시 소송    

애플은 아이폰 사용자들의 정보 를 보호해야

 

1) It accepted the litigant’s claim/ that Apple infringed upon his privacy.

① 이 법원은 (②)소송당사자의 주장을 받아들였 다./ ② 애플이 자신의 프라이버시를 침해했다는  

 

2) Lawyer Kim Hyeong-seok received 998,000 won last month from Apple Korea/ in accordance with the ruling by the Changwon District Court.

① 김형석 변호사는 (②) 애플 코리아로부터 지난달 998,000원을 받았다./ ② 창원지방법원의 판결에 따라

 

3) Following the decision,/ Apple Korea had refused to pay compensation.

이러한 결정에 뒤이어,/ 애플코리아는 (손해)배상금 을 지급하기를 거부했었다.

 

4) The court seized 1 million won from Apple Korea"s bank account/ for payment of compensation to the complainant/ after deducting 2,000 won in remittance fees.  

① 이 법원은 (②) 애플코리아의 은행계좌에서 1백 만 원을 압류했다./ ③이 고소인(사용자)에게 손해배상금 지급으로/ ② 송 금 수수료 2000원을 공제한 후

 

5) Kim said/ many of 3 million iPhone users in Korea are moving to file a collective legal action.  

① 김씨는 (②) 말했다./ ② 한국의 3백만 아이폰 이 용자들 중 많은 사람들이 집단적인 법적소송을 제기할 움직임을 보이고 있 다고  

 

6)  It is not difficult to file a civil lawsuit in Korea/ of which the compensation demanded is less than 20 million won.  

① 한국에서 (②) 민사소송을 제기하기란 어렵다./ ② 요구된 손해배상금이 2천만 원 이하인  

 

7) What is problematic is/ Apple"s stored information is open to hackers as it is not encrypted.  

문제가 되고 있는 것은/ 애플의 저장이 암호화되어 있지 않기 때문에 해커들에게 공개되어 있다는 점이다.

 

8) Personalized weather services and even location-based games/ are available through LBS.

개인화된 일기서비스와 위치기반 게임조차/ LBS를 통 해 이용가능하다.

 

9) Apple, Google, Daum and other LBS providers/ should institute a system/ of enabling users to have the option to block the information to outsiders or/ to refuse the receipt of messages or advertisements.

① 애플, 구글, 다음 그리고 기타 LBS 공급업체들 은/ ④ 시스템을 제도화해야 한다./ ② 사용자로 하여금 외부인에게 정보 를 봉쇄하기 위해 선택하게 하거나/ ③ 메시지나 광고의 접수를 거부하게 해 주는  



[월간 리크루트 2011-08]



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