Google, Meta fined $71.8M for violating privacy law in South Korea
TechCrunchMAY 2022
This is a positive sign. Previous actions from governments to regulate tech giants haven't been effective, especially when safeguarding user data. Institutions worldwide must continue to apply pressure if we wish to see real change. We need stronger regulation to protect the privacy of individuals.
Government regulation can't be the sole solution. Individual users must be more vigilant to check their settings and actually read the fine print about what information is collected and how it's used. We should know by now that our phones and apps constantly gather data on us. This is about the consumer level - buyer beware.