Google faces questions over users during hearing in South Korean privacy appeal
By Jenny Lee ( July 9, 2026, 06:57 GMT | Insight) -- Google faced sustained questioning from a South Korean appellate court over when users first establish a relationship with the company, as judges sought to untangle the factual sequence underlying a privacy dispute before deciding whether Google was required to obtain consent for collecting third-party behavioral data.Google faced sustained questioning from a South Korean appellate court over when users first establish a relationship with the company, as judges sought to untangle the factual sequence underlying a privacy dispute before deciding whether Google was required to obtain consent for collecting third-party behavioral data....
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