Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission investigation into Google and Meta over alleged online behavioural tracking without user consent
Progress
Current status
in force
23 Jan 2025 in force
14 Sep 2022 in force
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Seoul Administrative Court issued ruling upholding Personal Information Protection Commission’s fines against Google and Meta for data privacy violations
On 23 January 2025, the Seoul Administrative Court dismissed lawsuits filed by Google and Meta seeking to overturn fines and corrective orders imposed by South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). In 2022, the PIPC fined Google…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court
PIPC fines Google and Meta a collective USD 72 million for illegal data collection and processing
On 14 September 2022, the Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced it had fined Google and Meta USD 50 million and USD 22 million respectively. The fine is a result of an investigation by the PIPC that determined that Googl…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority