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Apple fined in South Korea for collecting users' data without their consent

Apple and Google's business interests in Korea have been fined for violating a law on collecting location data, but it's not clear why Apple got dinged.

Apple has been ordered by the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) to pay a fine of 210 million won (approximately $153,000) for collecting users' location data without their consent. The KCC has also ordered Google to pay a lesser fine to the tune of 3 million won, or approximately $2,179, for a similar violation. The commission imposed fines on 188 firms, including the Korean units of Google and Apple, for violating the Act on the Protection and Use of Location Information, according to The Korea Times.

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