Republic of Korea: PIPC Investigation into Mobile Applications' Compliance with Personal Information Protection Act
Progress
Current status
under investigation
11 Jan 2024 under investigation
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: e-commerce
software provider: app stores
software provider: other software
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Findings Following PIPC Investigation into Mobile Applications’ Compliance with Personal Information Protection Act
On 11 January 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) of the Republic of Korea announced the results of an investigation into the compliance of the top 5’000 mobile apps with the Personal Information Protection Act. The investiga…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
interim ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority