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Coupang Suspected of Managing User Data Through Subsidiary in China

Coupang Suspected of Managing User Data Through Subsidiary in China

SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. is facing suspicion that its customer data is being managed by a subsidiary in China and the risk of information leakage is high since the Chinese government can access such information. Independent lawmaker Yang Jung-suk claimed that Coupang has stored and managed customer and location [...]

Homeplus Indicted over Illegal Sales of Customer Data

Homeplus Indicted over Illegal Sales of Customer Data

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Homeplus Co., the South Korean unit of British retail giant Tesco PLC, has been indicted on charges of illegally selling customer data to insurance firms in exchange for money, a government investigation team said Sunday. Homeplus is accused of gathering more than 24 million pieces of customer data, including [...]