{"id":15389,"date":"2025-02-27T20:15:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/apple-wont-comment-on-south-koreas-fine-for-misusing-user-data\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T21:09:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T20:09:52","slug":"apple-wont-comment-on-south-koreas-fine-for-misusing-user-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/apple-wont-comment-on-south-koreas-fine-for-misusing-user-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple won\u2019t comment on South Korea\u2019s fine for misusing user data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier in January, the South Korean government fined Apple for accessing data that it illegally obtained without the consent of the users. Authorities found that Apple used data from its users in South Korea to predict when people couldn\u2019t pay for App Store purchases, resulting in a total fine of 4.65 billion won. Soon after, during a meeting on February 25th with the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), Apple delegates in South Korea refused to comment on the recently imposed fines for mishandling user data.
\nSouth Korea imposed a fine of around $3.2 million on Apple for mishandling of user data
\nThe South Korean government fined Apple for a sum that\u2019s nearly under $3.2 million last month for mishandling data of its users. The iPhone maker reportedly used the data to create a Non Sufficient Funds (NSF) score. This score represented a consumer-specific metric that helped determine when an iPhone user had enough money to pay for multiple small payments, such as in-app purchases, included in one bill.
\nThe PIPC found Apple\u2019s misuse of user data and fined the company 2.45 billion won (approx. $1.71 million) and told it to destroy the NSF score calculation model. Furthermore, the authorities imposed an additional fine of 2.2 billion won (around $1.53 million) on the iPhone manufacturer for failing to disclose that it had obtained users\u2019 information in the first place.
\nIn the PIPC meeting on February 25th, officials asked Apple if it had kept records so they could investigate the data misuse incident. However, the Apple delegates only answered, \u201cMany of those related have left the company. We can\u2019t track down (the related) emails\u201d. Also, the PIPC asked Apple which other countries used its NSF scores. The Cupertino tech giant\u2019s representatives responded by saying, \u201cIt is hard to make a public statement because we have to confer with our client. We do not know exactly\u201d.
\nThe responses of Apple\u2019s delegates didn\u2019t impress the PIPC members. They said, \u201cWe cannot but wonder if it is appropriate for the respondent to simply say, \u2018we don\u2019t have the data\u2019, or \u2018this is all we can tell you\u2019.\u201d
\nThe data collection occurred in 2018 and affected nearly 40 million Apple users
\nAs Apple Insider reports, the incident in question originated from data collected by Kakao Pay, which is a mobile payment service based in South Korea. Kakao Pay sent the data of iPhone users to Alipay, which is a Singapore-based digital wallet platform. The incident occurred between April and July 2018 and affected nearly 40 million Apple device users.
\nAccording to PIPC, \u201cLess than 20% of users registered Kakao Pay with Apple as a payment method, but Kakao Pay sent the information of all users, including not only Apple users but also non-Apple users (e.g. Android users), to Alipay.\u201d
\nNotably, Kakao Pay didn\u2019t inform its users when it sent their data overseas. This type of data collection is a violation of South Korea\u2019s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). Furthermore, Apple didn\u2019t reveal that it had a trustee relationship with Alipay. The South Korean authorities fined Kakao Pay around 6 billion won or approximately $4.2 million for the same incident.
\nThe post Apple won\u2019t comment on South Korea\u2019s fine for misusing user data appeared first on Android Headlines.
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\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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