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Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission investigation into Kakao Pay, Apple and Alipay over alleged unauthorised personal information transfer

Progress

Current status
in force
23 Jan 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

23 Jan 2025
in force

Personal Information Protection Commission fined Kakao Pay, Apple and Alipay for unauthorised overseas data transfers

On 23 January 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) fined Kakao Pay and Apple a combined KRW 8.3752 billion for unauthorised overseas transfer of personal data. Kakao Pay was fined KRW 5.968 billion for transferring data of app…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority

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