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Meta Platforms appeals South Korean privacy decision imposed over attempts to force users to supply behavioral data

By Jenny Lee ( November 1, 2023, 03:54 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms is appealing a privacy decision taken by the South Korean privacy watchdog earlier this year for its attempts to force users in the country to supply their personal information for targeted ads. MLex has learned that the social media giant lodged an appeal in July against a 6.6 million won fine and corrective orders by the Personal Information Protection Commission. The first oral hearing is scheduled for Dec. 14 at the lower-tier Seoul Administrative Court, it is understood.Meta Platforms is appealing a privacy decision taken by the South Korean privacy watchdog earlier this year for its attempts to force users in the country to supply their personal information for targeted ads....

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