S. Korea fines Google and Meta for violating privacy law

South Korean regulators are fining Google and the parent company of Facebook for violating local privacy laws.
The tech giants are blamed for collecting private data for use in personalized ad without user permission.
Shin Ha-young has the details.

South Korea has taken strong action against two tech giants, Google and the parent company of Facebook, Meta.
The Personal Information Protection Commission, or PIPC, said Wednesday that it's fined Google around 50 million U.S. dollars and Meta 22 million for violating local privacy laws.

"It has been confirmed that Google and Meta have been violating the law by collecting and analyzing users' personal information for personalized online advertisements without their consent or clearly informing them."