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South Korea has hit Google and Meta with a fine of ~$71.8 million (100 billion KRW) after finding they violated the country\u2019s privacy law, the country\u2019s authorities said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The watchdog said in its statement that Google and Meta did not receive legitimate consent in the process of collecting information from users who visit their websites and use other websites as well as apps for customized advertisements.<\/p>\n
Google did not clearly inform users of the collection and use of other companies\u2019 behavioral information when they signed up for its service and set the default choice to \u201cagree\u201d while covering up further options available via the setting screen, the country\u2019s authorities explained in the press release.<\/p>\n
The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) ordered the companies to correct the violations and imposed fines of 69.2 billion KRW (~$50 million) on Google and 30.8 billion KRW (~$22 million) on Meta.<\/p>\n
This is the largest penalty in South Korea for violating personal information protection laws and the country\u2019s first sanction pertaining to the collection and use of behavioral information on online customized advertising platforms, according to the country\u2019s watchdog.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile we respect the PIPC\u2019s decision, we are confident that we work with our clients in a legally compliant way that meets the processes required by local regulations,\u201d a Meta spokesperson told . \u201cAs such, we do not agree with the commission\u2019s decision and will be open to all options, including seeking a ruling from the court.\u201d<\/p>\n
Overseas watchdogs have fined Google and Meta for failing to comply with data protection regulations in recent years. In 2019, The French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, issued its first General Data Protection Regulation fine of $57 million for transparency and consent violations. While Facebook-owned WhatsApp was fined $267 million for breaching GDPR\u2019s transparency principle last year. Germany\u2019s Federal Cartel Office has also ordered a limit on Meta\u2019s data gathering on users from third-party websites without their permission. That order remains under legal challenge in the EU.<\/p>\n
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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