S. Korea fines Temu 1.37 billion won for transferring personal data overseas

South Korea's data protection authority has fined Chinese e-commerce platform Temu for transferring user data overseas without prior notification.

The Personal Information Protection Commission fined Temu some 1-point-37 billion won, or about 980-thousand U.S. dollars, on Thursday.

Temu shared personal information such as names, addresses, purchase histories, and customs codes required for customs clearance to companies in 10 countries, including China and Singapore.

Under the Personal Information Protection Act, if a company needs to entrust or store personal information overseas to fulfill a contract, it must either disclose this in its privacy policy or notify the user by email.