South Korea Fines TikTok, Apple Units over User Data
The watchdog said TikTok used data from 9.45 million users for personalized ads without proper notice or consent.
- On Thursday, the Personal Information Protection Commission fined Singapore-based TikTok 10.3 billion won for unlawfully collecting behavioral data from 9.45 million users in South Korea through third-party tools without proper notification.
- The watchdog reported that TikTok collected this behavioral data through tools distributed to third-party websites and applications, and the commission found the company failed to properly notify users of these actions.
- Separately, the commission ordered corrective measures against two Apple Inc. subsidiaries and fined them 252 million won for collecting Siri voice recordings and transcripts from users without consent.
- Apple collected voice recordings and transcripts without permission until August 2019; the company began requesting consent for voice recordings in October 2019, but not for transcripts, according to the watchdog.
- These penalties illustrate the Personal Information Protection Commission's active enforcement of South Korea's personal information laws, targeting unauthorized data collection practices across both social media and voice assistant platforms.
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South Korea's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it has fined TikTok 10.3 billion won ($7 million) for unlawfully collecting and using users' behavioural data from third-party services to personalize advertisements. 📲 TikTok Fined USD 7 Million by South Korea for Illegal User Data Collection and Targeted Ads.
The Personal Information Protection Commission has imposed a total fine of 10.5 billion won on TikTok and Apple for collecting, using, and transferring domestic users' personal information overseas without lawful grounds. On the 22nd, the Commission held its 14th plenary meeting and imposed a fine of 10.306 billion won on TikTok for violating the Personal Information Protection Act and the Information and Communications Network Act, while also i…
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