Republic of Korea: PIPC investigation into Digital Daesung and Hicon Corp. over alleged non-compliance with Personal Information Protection Act
Progress
Current status
in force
27 Mar 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
technological consumer goods
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued PIPC fines to Digital Daesung and Hicon Corp. for breaching Personal Information Protection Act
On 27 March 2024, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) in the Republic of Korea conducted an investigation. Digital Dae Sung and Hicon Corp. were fined a total of KRW 893 million and penalised KRW 13.5 million for breaching the Pers…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
ruling
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority