Republic of Korea: Personal data incident prevention and investigation capacity expansion in revised Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Personal Information Protection Commission

Progress

Current status
in force
23 Dec 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

23 Dec 2025
in force

Cabinet approved revised Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Personal Information Protection Commission including personal data incident prevention and investigation capacity expansion

On 23 December 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announced that the Cabinet approved revisions to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules governing the organisational structure of the PIPC. The revisions establish a Pr…

Source
Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority