By Shon Ga-ram In May 2017, Baidu announced its policy that only users with real-name accounts could use its services. This decision by Baidu, one of China's largest portal websites, has become a big topic for discussion. In fact, the company took this action to comply with the Chinese Network Security Act (NSA), enforced from… Continue reading [THE KOREA TIMES_손가람 변호사] International trends in personal information control
By Shon Ga-ram The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, 2018. The purpose of this law is to regulate the storage, processing and transfer of the personal data of individuals living in the EU, but it also affects companies outside the EU who have anything to do… Continue reading [THE KOREA TIMES_손가람 변호사] Many differences between Korean, EU data protection laws
법무법인 충정(이하 충정)의 손가람 변호사는 지난 6월 25일 외국계 자동차 한국 자회사의 전국 딜러사 및 개인정보취급자들을 대상으로 개인정보보호 심화교육을 진행하였다. 강의시간은 총 3시간으로, (i) 개인정보보호법령 개관, (ii) 정보통신망법 유의사항, (iii) 개인정보 취급 단계별 준수사항, (iv) GDPR 대비, (v) 자동차 업계 개인정보 보호 실무, (vi) 질의응답 순으로 구성되었다. 해당 강의는 해당 회사로서는 최초로 진행하는 딜러사 컴플라이언스… Continue reading 외국계 자동차 한국 자회사의 딜러사 개인정보보호 교육_손가람 변호사
GDPR impact on Korea — panel discussion Jun 25, 2018 Google Campus Seoul Chan Sik Ahn [left] explained the differences between GDPR and PIPA (Private Information Protection Act, the Korean regulation equivalent, launched in 2011) and the disruptive technological changes in the legal world. Brian Chun [right] reflected on his experiences at Hanwha Techwin, being vocal about the urgency to start a… Continue reading GDPR impact on Korea — panel discussion_안찬식 변호사
By Shon Ga-ram Recently, there has been a controversy about Facebook users' personal information being leaked. Although it has not been decided whether Facebook was neglectful, Facebook suffered discredit for failing to act responsibly to protect the personal data of its users. The data, it has been suggested, was used to sway opinions in the… Continue reading [THE KOREA TIMES_손가람 변호사] What’s all this about General Data Protection Regulations?
