Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission fined Facebook KRW 6.7 billion over unauthorised sharing of personal data
Description
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…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority