South Korea fines Meta $15 million

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Sensitive information such as religious, political and sexual preferences has been collected without users' consent, says South Korea privacy watchdog.
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,
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.
South Korea fines Meta £11.5m for illegally collecting Facebook user information
South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined social media company Meta 21.6 billion won (£11.5 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users and sharing it with thousands of advertisers. The information included data about their political views and sexual orientation.
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,
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,
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.

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