There are three things in life that you can count on: Death, taxes and lawsuits leveled against Apple. For now, let's focus on the latter: According to a number of sources, it appears that Apple and a number of iOS application developers may have stepped in something awkward, and of course, are being swiftly taken to task for it.

You may recall that last month, The Wall Street Journal broke a story concerning the fact that thanks to each iOS device's Unique Device Identifier Code--which is baked into every iPad, iPhone and iPod touch--iOS application developers have been able to send detailed location and device usage data to advertisers. In a fit of righteous indignation, a group of angry Apple device users have filed a lawsuit against Apple and a number of iOS application developers for this unagreed to breach of privacy.

The suit, which was filed in Northern California, demands that Apple and the company's third party developers cease and desist the sharing of Unique Device Identifier information with outside parties--chiefly advertisers who pay for their ads to appear inside of iOS applications--and that moving forward, iOS device users must be informed of and agree to any sharing of personal usage information made possible by the devices they're rocking.

Oh, did we mention that the lawsuit's chasing after some cash too? Yeah, there's that as well.

For those interested, the full text of the legal filing can be downloaded as a PDF via this link. Have no doubt, we'll be updating our readers on this story as new details become available.

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