Google, Apple fined in Korea for violating location data law, Korea Times says

The Korean Communications Commission has fined Google (GOOGL) and Apple’s (AAPL) Korean units for for allegedly violating a law on location data collection, The Korea Times reports. Google’s Korean unit was ordered to pay a fine of 3 million won for allegedly violating a clause on disclosing its policy on location data, while Apple’s Korean unit was ordered to pay a fine of 210 million won for allegedly collecting location data without consent, according to the report, which adds that the commission imposed fines on 188 firms.