One thing that may surprise many global operators of location-based businesses, for example any phone app that uses a person’s GPS data, when doing business in South Korea is that there is an obligatory permit and reporting system. In Korea, strict control on the dissemination of and access to personal information is already a well-known… Continue reading [In-House Community_안찬식·최선민 변호사] Impact of permit and reporting system on location information business in South Korea
By Chan Sik Ahn and Chae Eun Shin of HMP Law You will remember that Facebook was recently fined USD5 billion for privacy breaches that affected 50 million users. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission recently announced the settlement it had reached with the company because of its loss of control over personal data belonging to its users.… Continue reading [In-House Community_안찬식·신채은 변호사] Responding quickly to personal information breaches in South Korea
By Lim Ho-san One of my clients is a software development start-up that is jumping on the bandwagon of the deep learning Smart Factory system. In the course of developing an automatic system to analyze the progress of shipbuilding for a leading Korean shipbuilder, a system that applies deep-learning mechanisms, the company designed an analysis… Continue reading [THE KOREA TIMES_ 임호산 변호사] Smart factories and pending Personal Video Information Protection Act
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 Song Sim-geun Last week I downloaded a healthcare app to my cell phone so I could check the status of my health. I launched the app and became frustrated. This particular app required permission to access a wide range of functions and personal data that seem irrelevant to the app's use. I was asked… Continue reading [THE KOREA TIMES_송심근 변호사] Can phone app developers insist on access to all your personal data?
