South Korea fines Meta $15 million for storing data of Facebook users

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won (US$15 million) for collecting and sharing sensitive personal data from Facebook users without proper consent.

The fine follows a four-year investigation by the Personal Information Protection Commission, which found that Meta gathered information about around 980,000 users, including political views, sexual orientation, and reli