#South Korea data protection

Reuters has reported that Meta has been fined KRW 21.6 billion (~$15 million) by South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission. The regulatory body’s investigation also revealed that Meta collected the information of over 980,000 South Korean users. Additionally, the commission said that Meta’s action violated South Korean privacy laws. What do you guys think about South Korea's fine on the parent company of Facebook and Instagram? South Korea has made history by becoming the first country in the world to officially enforce a comprehensive law on artificial intelligence safety. Big global tech firms like OpenAI and Google are required to assign local representatives in South Korea. It looks Samsung in South Korea just unveiled an exclusive phone in the country through KT. The Samsung Galaxy Jump 4 is exclusively sold in South Korea through the KT website for KRW 449,900 (~PHP 18,821). Read more in our articles including "South Korea fines Meta $15 million for data privacy breach" and "South Korea becomes first country to pass law on safe AI use".