South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data

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South Korea fines Meta about $15 million over collection of user data
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'Specifically, it has been found that (Meta) analyzed user behavior data such as pages they liked and advertisements they clicked on Facebook and created and managed advertising themes related to sensitive information,' the Personal Information Protection Commission...

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SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta Platforms to pay 21.62 billion won in fines after finding it had collected sensitive user data and given it to advertisers without a legal basis, Seoul’s data protection agency said. “Specifically, it has been found that analyzed user behavior data such as pages they liked and advertisements they clicked on Facebook and created and managed advertising themes related to sensitive information,” the commission said.

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