The Supreme Court today dismissed the lawsuit filed by Meta (formerly Facebook) against the Personal Information Protection Commission regarding a penalty surcharge of about 6.7 billion won, a corrective order, and the cancellation of a public announcement.
In November 2020, the Personal Information Protection Commission imposed its first sanctions after its establishment, noting that Meta had provided the personal information of at least 3.3 million domestic Facebook users (including education, work history, place of origin, family and marital/relationship status, interests, etc.) to over 10,000 apps without consent.
It had imposed a penalty surcharge of about 6.7 billion won along with a corrective order for providing this information to the operators.
Meta filed a lawsuit in March 2021 in response and, following judgments in the first instance (Oct. 26, 2023) and the second instance (Sept. 13, 2024), the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that the commission's actions were lawful and dismissed the case.
The Personal Information Protection Commission noted, "As the effects of the previously suspended order due to the lawsuit are resumed, we urge Meta to comply with the corrective order and plan to monitor the compliance status."