Republic of Korea: Amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act on the use of biometric identification technology (Bill No 2120106)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
20 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
Introduced Bill amending the Personal Information Protection Act regulating the protection of biometric information (Bill No 2120106)
On 20 February 2023, Bill number 2120106 was introduced in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (ROK), proposing new regulations for the protection of biometric data due to the increased use of identification technology, including facial r…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament