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Bill on Recording Ban Sparks Debate on Privacy, Self-protection

SEOUL, Sep. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A proposed bill that bans the recording of phone calls and conversations without consent has prompted a debate on the boundary of privacy in a country where recorded clips of conversations often make headlines in whistleblowing cases and political spats. A group of ruling People Power Party lawmakers, led [...]

64.1 pct Opposed to Banning Call Recording: Poll

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — About two-thirds of South Koreans are opposed to a proposed bill that bans the recording of phone calls without consent because such recordings can be used to protect themselves or for public good, such as whistleblowing, a survey showed Monday. A group of ruling People Power Party lawmakers, led [...]