On November 23, 2022, the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport announced that it had completed its assessment of South Korea’s personal data legislation, and concluded that sufficiently strong privacy laws are in place to protect UK personal data transferred to South Korea while upholding the rights and protections of UK citizens.
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U.S. Issues Guidance to Companies Warning of Cybersecurity and Sanctions Risks Posed by IT Workers Directed by North Korea
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On May 16, 2022, the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Treasury, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued combined guidance on efforts by North Korean nationals to secure freelance engagements as remote information technology workers by posing as non-North Korea nationals.
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South Korean Privacy Regulator Fines Netflix and Facebook
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On September 1, 2021, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (“PIPC”) issued fines against Netflix and Facebook for violations of the Korean Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”).
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European Union and South Korea Complete Adequacy Talks
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On March 30, 2021, the European Commission announced the successful conclusion of the adequacy talks with the Republic of Korea.
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South Korean Court Imposes Personal Liability on Privacy Officer for Data Breach
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According to MLex, on January 6, 2020, the Seoul Eastern District Court found Kim Jin-Hwan, a privacy officer of the South Korean travel agency Hana Tour Service Inc., guilty of negligence in failing to prevent a 2017 data breach that affected over 465,000 customers of the agency and 29,000 Hana Tour employees.
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South Korea Joins the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules System
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On Monday, June 12, 2017, South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and the Korea Communications Commission announced that South Korea has secured approval to participate in the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system.
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South Korea Seeks to Join APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules
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On January 17, 2017, the International Trade Administration announced that South Korea formally submitted its intent to join the APEC Cross-Border Privacy Rules system. South Korea would be the fifth APEC economy to join the system, joining the United States, Mexico, Canada and Japan. …
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EU Commission Publishes Communications on Data Transfers and the EU Data Economy
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On January 10, 2017, the European Commission published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World. The communication aims to facilitate commercial data flows and to foster law enforcement cooperation.
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South Korea to Issue Privacy Compliance Certifications
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On October 27, 2013, the South Korean Ministry of Security and Public Administration indicated that the government will begin issuing certifications to private and public organizations that meet certain Personal Information Protection Act requirements. Organizations may apply for certification starting on November 28, 2013.
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South Korea Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law
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On March 29, 2011, South Korea’s president approved the Act on the Protection of Personal Data, an omnibus privacy law that eliminates redundancies in the previous patchwork of regulations and includes data breach notification requirements.
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