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Meta fights mandated consent allegations in South Korean court

By Jenny Lee
  • 18 Oct 2024 03:49
  • 18 Oct 2024 03:49
Meta Platforms faced renewed scrutiny in a Seoul court on Thursday as proceedings resumed in its appeal against sanctions imposed by South Korea's privacy watchdog for alleged forced collection of user behavioral data for targeted advertising.
The hearing at the Seoul Administrative Court marked the first substantial proceedings since an

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Jenny Lee

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Jenny joined MLex’s Seoul bureau in 2021 as a correspondent focusing on competition law and data privacy and security. Jenny received a Master’s degree from Northwestern University’s renowned Medill School of Journalism and worked for a number of news organizations in the US, including the Associated Press Television News, McClatchy and Voice of America, where she worked for almost three years in Washington DC. She returned to her native South Korea in 2019 as a reporter for Wired Korea.

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