TITLE	Supreme Court Decision 2015Da251539, 251546, 251553, 251560, 251577 Decided May 30, 2018¡¼Damages (Etc.); Damages (Etc.); Damages (Etc.); Damages (Etc.); Damages (Etc.)¡½ [full Text]
Summary
[1] In a case where location information of the data subject was collected without obtaining his/her consent, standard of determining whether liability for compensation for damages is recognized [2] In a case involving Foreign Corporation A, a multinational company that manufactures and sells mobile phones, and Limited Company B, a subsidiary company in charge of domestic sales and follow-up services of mobile phones manufactured by Foreign Corporation A: (a) a bug that collects location information of mobile phones, etc. and users¡¯ personal location information was found in the mobile phones launched by Foreign Corporation A, even though a user disabled the GPS function; and (b) User C, etc. who purchased a mobile phone from Foreign Corporation A and Limited Company B, claimed compensation for damages, the case holding that the liability for damages against User C, etc., arising from the collection of location information or personal location information by Foreign Corporation A and Limited Company B, may not be recognized

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