Meta Fined $15 Million in South Korea

South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users
South Korea’s privacy watchdog on Tuesday fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation,
South Korea Fines Meta $15.67M for Illegally Sharing Sensitive User Data with Advertisers
Meta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea's data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with advertisers without their consent.
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Sensitive information such as religious, political and sexual preferences has been collected without users' consent, says South Korea privacy watchdog.
Meta fined $15.67 million for unauthorised data collection in South Korea
Meta fined $15.67 million by South Korea for unauthorised data sharing and blocking user access, highlighting rising global regulatory pressure on tech giants.
Meta fined $15M in South Korea for collecting sensitive data
After a four-year investigation, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) concluded that Meta had illegally collected sensitive information from around 980,000 Facebook users. The data collected included information about users' religion,
Meta fined nearly $15M by South Korea over user data collection - report
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has imposed penalties of 21.62B won (about $15.67M) on Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ: META) after finding that the Facebook owner allegedly collected sensitive user data and provided it to advertisers without a legal basis, Reuters reported.
South Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data
US tech giant Meta illegally harvested sensitive data including on sexual orientation from nearly a million South Korean Facebook users and shared it with advertisers, Seoul's data watchdog said Tuesday.
South Korea Fines Meta $15.7m Over User Data Collection
The Personal Information Protection Commission, Seoul’s data protection agency, has fined Meta almost $15.7 million for collecting user data without
South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data
South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis,
South Korean watchdog fines Meta $15.6 million for illegal collection, sharing of user data
The firm, which also owns Instagram, violated South Korean laws prohibiting the use of information on political opinions, religious beliefs and people's sex life unless the individual provides explicit consent,
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South Korea fines Meta $15 million over illegal collation of Facebook user data
Since January 2021, he has contributed as… South Korea has issued Meta with a $15 million fine after the company collated sensitive personal information and passed it to advertisers without the ...