Republic of Korea: Dark Patterns Prohibition in Amendment of the Personal Information Protection Act (Bill No 2120331)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
27 Feb 2023 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

27 Feb 2023
under deliberation

Introduced Bill amending the Personal Information Protection Act including prohibition of dark patterns

On 27 February 2023, a Bill to amend the Personal Information Protection Act (Bill No 2120331) was introduced in the Korean National Assembly. Aiming to strengthen the protection of personal information, the Bill prohibits personal information proce…

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