South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won for illegally collecting Facebook users’ sensitive personal information, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with thousands of advertisers for targeted advertisements.

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The Boston GlobeLean Left· 694d ago· ran in 4 outlets

South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

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South Korea fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting information on Facebook users

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South Korea fines Meta for illegal collection of user data

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Washington TimesLean Right· 694d ago

South Korea fines Meta over $15 million for sharing Facebook user data with advertisers

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