Meta Loses Final Appeal in 6.7 Billion Won Fine Lawsuit Over User Data Transfer
Supreme Court Dismisses Meta's Final Appeal
Personal Information Protection Commission's Fine and Orders Upheld
Meta, which filed a cancellation lawsuit in objection to the fine imposed by the Personal Information Protection Commission, has lost the final case at the Supreme Court.
On the 13th, the Personal Information Protection Commission announced that the Supreme Court has finally dismissed Meta's lawsuit seeking to cancel the fine of approximately 6.7 billion KRW, corrective orders, and public announcement measures.
In November 2020, the Personal Information Protection Commission imposed corrective orders and a fine of about 6.7 billion KRW on Meta for providing personal information of Facebook users to about 10,000 app operators without consent. At that time, personal information of at least 3.3 million members was transferred to the operators, including sensitive information such as education, career, place of origin, family, relationship status, and interests.
The sanction imposed on Meta at that time was the first sanction since the establishment of the Personal Information Protection Commission.
Meta filed a lawsuit in March of the following year in objection, arguing that the transferred information was already publicly available on user profiles and therefore not personal information.
In the subsequent lawsuits, both the first and second trials ruled in favor of the Personal Information Protection Commission, and the Supreme Court also judged that the Commission's disposition was lawful, finally dismissing the case.
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A representative of the Personal Information Protection Commission explained, "As the effect of the disposition, which had been suspended due to the lawsuit, has resumed, we plan to urge Meta to comply with the corrective orders and to monitor whether they are being implemented."
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