South Korea's privacy watchdog has imposed a fine of 21.6 billion won ($15 million) on social media giant Meta for unlawfully collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users. The data collected included details about users' political views, sexual orientation, religion, and other personal beliefs.
The investigation, spanning four years, revealed that Meta had gathered sensitive information from approximately 980,000 Facebook users between July 2018 and March 2022. This data was then shared with around 4,000 advertisers without the explicit consent of the individuals involved.
