Republic of Korea: Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act including provisions on mandatory 5 times punitive damages for intentional data breaches (Bill No. 2219834)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
08 Jul 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act including provisions on mandatory 5 times punitive damages for intentional data breaches was introduced to National Assembly
On 8 July 2026, the Bill amending the Personal Information Protection Act, including provisions on mandatory 5-times punitive damages for intentional data breaches, was introduced to the National Assembly. The Bill would apply to personal informatio…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament