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What actions will Meta take in response to the South Korean data protection ruling by end of 2024?
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Policy change • 25%
Public apology • 25%
Legal action • 25%
No action • 25%
Official Meta announcements or policy changes
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South Korea Fines Meta 21.62 Billion Won for Illegal Data Collection
Nov 5, 2024, 09:05 AM
South Korea has ordered Facebook owner Meta to pay 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) in fines after finding it had illegally collected sensitive user data and shared it with advertisers without a legal basis. The data included information on religion, political views, and sexuality from approximately 980,000 South Korean Facebook users. Seoul's data protection agency conducted a four-year probe before issuing the fine.
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Implement new user consent protocols • 25%
Discontinue facial recognition technology • 25%
Pay additional fines • 25%
Other • 25%
Introduce new encryption measures • 25%
Implement employee access restrictions • 25%
Both new encryption and access restrictions • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
Full compliance • 25%
Partial compliance • 25%
Non-compliance • 25%
Appeal the decision • 25%
Implement stricter data controls • 25%
Challenge the ruling legally • 25%
Shift focus to non-EU markets • 25%
Other strategies • 25%
Enhanced user data control • 25%
Stricter third-party access • 25%
Increased transparency measures • 25%
No significant changes • 25%
Apology and policy change • 25%
Apology without policy change • 25%
No apology but policy change • 25%
No response • 25%
