Republic of Korea: Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act to strengthen penalties for illegal distribution of leaked personal information (Bill No. 2220137)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
24 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 to strengthen penalties for illegal distribution of leaked personal information was introduced to National Assembly
On 24 July 2026, the Bill amending the Personal Information Protection Act was introduced to the National Assembly. According to the explanatory memorandum, the Bill addresses the illegal distribution of leaked personal information, including in con…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament