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                                               Updated Nov.11,2008 10:30 KST
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   Mass Lawsuit Filed Against GS Caltex for Invasion of Privacy
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   Some 13,000 customers of GS Caltex whose personal information was leaked
   filed a W13-billion lawsuit against the company.

   According to the Seoul Central District Court on Monday, some 13,076 people
   submitted a lawsuit against GS Caltex and its affiliate GS Nextation,
   demanding compensation of W1 million per person. Groups of several hundred
   people have filed similar lawsuits against GS Caltex for disclosing personal
   information -- but this is the first large-scale collective act.

   ¡°The fact that a mere employee of GS Nextation could access the personal
   information of customers and publicize it is a clear violation of privacy of
   information. GS Caltex cannot be free from this responsibility. The company
   managed the security of its customers¡¯ personal information to such extent
   that it could be downloaded and stored on a USB memory stick,¡± stated the
   litigants.

   Chung, 28, an employee of GS Nextation, Wang, 28, Chung's high-school
   classmate and alleged accomplice, and Kim, 24, an acquaintance of Wang's are
   accused of leaking personal information, including the names, resident
   registration numbers, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of
   11,517,125 customers of GS Caltex Bonus Card in July.

      (englishnews@chosun.com )

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