On April 21, 2022, the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Chinese Taipei published a declaration establishing the Global Cross Border Privacy Rules Forum.
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European Commission Adopts South Korea Adequacy Decision
On December 21, 2021, the European Commission announced that it had adopted its adequacy decision on the Republic of Korea. The adequacy decision allows for the free flow of personal data between the EU and Korea, without any further need for authorization or additional transfer tool. The adequacy decision also covers transfers of personal data between public authorities. …
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EDPB Adopts Opinion on Draft South Korea Adequacy Decision
On September 27, 2021, the European Data Protection Board announced that it had adopted an Opinion on the European Commission’s draft adequacy decision for the Republic of Korea. In the Opinion, the EDPB concluded that there are key areas of alignment between the EU and Korean data protection frameworks.
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Korean Privacy Law Updated
On September 22, 2016, Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee LLC released a Legal Update outlining amendments to Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) and the Act on the Promotion of IT Network Use and Information Protection (“IT Network Act”).
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Korean Privacy Law Updated
On April 26, 2016, Korean law firm Bae, Kim & Lee LLC released a Privacy News Alert outlining amendments to Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act and the Act on the Promotion of IT Network Use and Information Protection.
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APEC and Chinese E-Commerce Center Co-Sponsor Data Privacy Workshop in Beijing
On July 22-23, 2013, the APEC E-Commerce Business Alliance and the China International Electronic Commerce Center hosted a Workshop in Beijing to discuss personal information protection issues in the APEC region. In addition to delegates from Mainland China, representatives from Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam were in attendance.
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Korea Announces Regulations to Personal Information Protection Act
As reported by Kwang Hyun Ryoo and Ji Yeon Park of Bae, Kim & Lee LLC in Korea, on May 24, 2011, the government of South Korea published draft regulations to the Personal Information Protection Act, the Republic’s new omnibus data protection law.
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Comprehensive Personal Data Protection Law Enacted in Korea
Kwang Hyun Ryoo from Bae, Kim & Lee LLC analyzes Korea’s long-awaited Personal Information Protection Act, which was enacted on March 29, 2011.
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