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Number of Metaverse Users Rebounds Slightly from July

Number of Metaverse Users Rebounds Slightly from July

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean metaverse users, which plunged after the lifting of social distancing rules earlier this year, started increasing again in late July. According to Mobile Index, the big data analysis unit of local data tracker IGAworks, the number of domestic weekly active users (WAU) for the [...]

Samsung Unveils Virtual Avatar G-Nusmas

Samsung Unveils Virtual Avatar G-Nusmas

SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is introducing its virtual avatar, G-Nusmas, the company’s first “alien employee.” The tech giant recently revealed a teaser on social media alluding to the introduction of G-Nusmas at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA), the biggest annual electronics fair in Europe, set to open in Berlin on Sept. [...]

Meta Withdraws Plan to Deny Access to Users Refusing to Accept New Privacy Policy Update

Meta Withdraws Plan to Deny Access to Users Refusing to Accept New Privacy Policy Update

SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Meta, the operator of Facebook, on Thursday withdrew a controversial plan to deny access to users of its famous platform if they do not accept the terms of its privacy policy update, a government official said. The decision came as the Personal Information Protection Commission has been looking into [...]

Personal Info Watchdog Looking into Legality of Meta’s Privacy Policy Update

Personal Info Watchdog Looking into Legality of Meta’s Privacy Policy Update

SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Personal Information Protection Commission is looking into whether the upcoming privacy policy update by Meta, the operator of Facebook, runs afoul of domestic law and will take action if any irregularities are found, officials said Friday. Meta has since late May sent out notifications to South Korean users [...]