Republic of Korea: PIPC investigation into True Good Travel, Luan Korea, and D.H. International over alleged non-compliance with Personal Information Protection Act

Progress

Current status
in force
14 Mar 2024 in force

Scope

Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

14 Mar 2024
in force

Issued PIPC fines to True Good Travel, Luan Korea, and D.H. International for breaching Personal Information Protection Act

On 14 March 2024, the Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed fines of KRW 339'907 million and penalties of KRW 18 million on True Good Travel, Luan Korea, and D.H. International. The companies were found to have violated Ar…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority