European Commission Adopts South Korea Adequacy Decision
The European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision on the Republic of Korea.
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South Korea Is Giving Millions of Photos to Facial Recognition Researchers
Travelers to the country are having their biometric data given to private companies under a program recently uncovered by civil rights advocates.
South Korea Issues Fines to Facebook, Google and Netflix Over Privacy Violations
Facebook, Google and Netflix are facing fines and actions for privacy violations, with Facebook assessed the second-largest amount in the country’s history for its treatment of facial recognition templates.
EUÂ concludes the adequacy talks with South Korea
European Union and the Republic of Korea have successfully concluded the adequacy talks.
Facebook fined $6.1 million in South Korea for sharing user data without consent
The Korea Communications Commission kickstarted the investigation in 2018 before ultimately handing it off to the PIPC a few months […]
South Korean regulator fines TikTok over mishandling child data
The Korea Communications Commission (KCC), the country’s telecommunications watchdog, said it has fined the company 186 million won — around […]
EU approaching adequacy deals with Japan and Korea
The EU is currently finalising a trade agreement with Japan – a process that began in March 2015. Since then, […]
South Korea to consider adopting US-style data-sharing regulation
South Korea’s financial regulator said Thursday it will consider gradually adopting US-style data-sharing regulation to make it easier for firms […]
South Korea Fines Bitcoin Exchanges Over Privacy Violations
The South Korean telecommunications regulator has fined eight cryptocurrency exchanges for data protection violations. Source: South Korea Fines Bitcoin Exchanges […]