Republic of Korea: Data protection regulation in Cloud Computing Act Amendment

On 12 January 2023, the amendment to the “Act on the Development of Cloud Computing and Protection of its Users” (Cloud Computing Act) entered into force. Under the Act, cloud computing service providers will be prohibited from disclosing user infor…

On 9 December 2021, the amendment to the "Act on the Development of Cloud Computing and Protection of its Users" (Cloud Computing Act) was adopted by the Korean National Assembly. Under the Act, cloud computing service providers would be prohibited…

On 9 July 2021, the amendment to the “Act on the Development of Cloud Computing and Protection of its Users” (Cloud Computing Act) was introduced in the Korean National Assembly. Under the Act, cloud computing service providers would be prohibited f…