Republic of Korea: Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act to strengthen notification obligations, security measures, and penalties for unauthorised access (Bill No. 2220078)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
21 Jul 2026 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

21 Jul 2026
under deliberation

Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act to strengthen notification obligations, security measures, and penalties for unauthorised access was introduced to National Assembly

On 21 July 2026, the Bill amending the Personal Information Protection Act regarding notification obligations, security measures, and penalties for unauthorised access was introduced to the National Assembly. According to the explanatory memorandum,…

Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament