SEOUL, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of South Koreans have used contact tracing maps developed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and are finding disclosure and analysis of personal information appropriate. According to a survey of 1,038 people and 270 experts conducted by the presidential committee on the fourth industrial revolution, 58.6 percent [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Personal data that has undergone “anonymization” — made anonymous to render the identification of the individual the data was generated from impossible — will no longer fall under the confines of the Personal Information Protection Act, for which the stated purpose is to “provide for the processing and protection [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent report has revealed that investigative authorities peeked into online communications information of over one million citizens in 2015 from Korea’s two major web portals – Naver and Daum. According to the 2016 Internet Transparency Report from the Clinical Legal Education Center (Korea University), the two Internet giants [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Silicon Valley is well known for fighting against government surveillance to protect its users. But what steps are Korean IT companies taking to safeguard their customers? Naver and Daum are Korea’s leading web portals, claiming approximately 75 percent and 15 percent the market, respectively, while Kakao is Korea’s dominant [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government is allowing some personal information to be used without an individual’s consent in ICT fields including big data, IoT (Internet of Things), and fintech (financial technology), as long as the information does not reveal the person’s identity. The Ministry of the Interior (MOI) announced on Thursday, June 30, [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Almost everyone has a skeleton or two in their closet. But once this sensitive information is posted online, it becomes almost permanent. A new ‘Right to be Forgotten’ standard set by the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) will go into effect starting June. But many questions still remain as to [...]
SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Telemarketers can be annoying, and sometimes leave you wondering how they got your phone number. The KCC (Korea Communications Commission) revealed on May 5 that in accordance with the newly revised Information & Communications Network Law, telemarketers must reveal the source from which they acquired the personal information of [...]
Seoul, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — There will be no need to fill out personal information such as names, addresses or phone numbers when applying for a savings account or investment account at a financial institution one is already dealing with, starting as early as the end of the year. Repeated signatures on documents will [...]
65% of Seoul citizens claim they feel insecure about their information security. (image : Kobiz Media / Korea Bizwire) SEOUL, July 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Since personal information was leaked from credit card companies last year, 65% of Seoul citizens claim they feel insecure about their information security. In addition, one out of two living in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A news report that security of millions of smartphones has been compromised by flashlight apps has caused a stir. To this, the Korea Communications Commission immediately responded that it would investigate the matter and impose sanctions if deemed necessary. An official with the regulatory body said on November 6, “We were [...]