The Privacy Information Protection Commission of South Korea (PIPC) fined Facebook 6.46 billion won ($5.5 million) for using and storing users’ biometric data without proper authorization. This is reported by The Register.
According to the agency, between April 2018 and September 2019 Facebook created 200,000 facial recognition templates.
The commission also imposed a fine of 26 million won ($22,000) for illegally collecting social security numbers, failing to notify changes in personal information management, and other violations.
PIPC ordered the social network to delete information about individuals collected without their consent, and prohibited processing identification numbers without a legal basis. The company was also required to simplify the verification of notices to users regarding personal information.
Earlier in August, a Moscow district court fined Google 20 million rubles for failing to delete content banned in Russia.
In May it emerged that Facebook faced a 56 million ruble fine for not removing prohibited content within Russia.
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