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Meta's use of sensitive data for targeted ads draws $16 million fine in South Korea

By Jenny Lee ( November 5, 2024, 04:49 GMT | Insight) -- Meta Platforms has been slapped with a 21.6 billion won (about $15.7 million) fine and issued corrective orders by South Korea's privacy watchdog for collecting and using sensitive personal information belonging to nearly one million users in the country without proper legal grounds for processing. The Personal Information Protection Commission said today the social media giant's actions violated South Korean privacy law because it collected user data on religious beliefs, political views and sexual orientation from Facebook profiles without the legally required explicit consent.Meta Platforms has been slapped with a 21.6 billion won (about $15.7 million) fine and issued corrective orders by South Korea's privacy watchdog for collecting and using sensitive personal information belonging to nearly one million users in the country without proper legal grounds for processing....

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