Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission investigation into Meta's alleged sharing of data with third parties without consent
Progress
Current status
in force
13 Mar 2025 in force
25 Nov 2020 in force
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
executive
Government Body
supreme court
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Supreme Court issued ruling upholding Personal Information Protection Commission's KRW 6.7 billion fine against Meta
On 13 March 2025, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea dismissed Meta's legal challenge against the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC). Meta sought to revoke a KRW 6.7 billion fine and associated corrective order for allegedly s…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court
Personal Information Protection Commission fined Facebook KRW 6.7 billion over unauthorised sharing of personal data
On 25 November 2020, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of South Korea imposed a fine of 6.7 billion won and filed a criminal complaint against Facebook for the unauthorised sharing of personal data. The investigation, which began…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority