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by authority- Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC, 개인정보보호위원회) €14.4m 100 % · 1 case
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per quarter, by date of decision| Period | Cases | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | €14.4m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
1 case
4 Nov 2024 Meta Platforms, Inc.Meta: 21.62 billion KRW for using sensitive data for advertising without consent €14.4m
Through Facebook profiles and usage behaviour, Meta Platforms, Inc. collected sensitive characteristics of around 980,000 users in Korea – such as religion, political views or same-sex marriage – and made advertising topics built on them available to around 4,000 advertisers without obtaining separate consent. Meta also refused access requests without a legitimate reason and left an unused account-recovery page online through which passwords were reset with forged ID documents and data on ten users was obtained. The authority imposed a penalty surcharge of 21,613,000,000 KRW and an administrative fine of 10,200,000 KRW (21,623,200,000 KRW in total) together with corrective orders.
Advertising audiences that reflect religion, political views or sexual orientation rest on sensitive data and require separate consent.
Sensitive data in advertising audiences
- Authority / court
- Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC, 개인정보보호위원회)
- Area of law
- Data protection · Marketing and consent
- Legal basis
- Personal Information Protection Act (개인정보 보호법, frühere Fassung) Art. 23(1), Art. 29, Art. 35(3)
- Action
- Fine
- Status of proceedings
- unknown
- Sector
- Media and online platforms
- Employees
- 10,000 or more
- Published
- 5 Nov 2024
Original amount 21,623,200,000 KRW, converted at the ECB reference rate of 4 Nov 2024.
- PIPC-Pressemitteilung vom 05.11.2024: 합법 처리근거 없이 민감정보를 수집·활용한 메타 제재 Press release of an authority
- PIPC-Pressemitteilung vom 05.11.2024 (PDF mit Sanktionstabelle) Press release of an authority
- PIPC press release (English), 07.11.2024: PIPC Sanctions against Meta for Collection and Use of Sensitive Data Press release of an authority
Checked against the official source on 4 Oct 2026 · Direct link