Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission issued improvement recommendations in investigation into Kakao Talk, Naver, Coupang, Baemin, Karrot over data processing practices

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Personal Information Protection Commission issued improvement recommendations in investigation into Kakao Talk, Naver, Coupang, Baemin, Karrot over data processing practices

On 24 July 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) issued a set of recommendations aimed at enhancing privacy protections in large-scale applications following a review of five platforms, Kakao Talk, Naver, Coupang, Baemin, and K…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, messaging service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2025-07-24
under investigation

On 24 July 2025, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) issued a set of recommendati…

2026-05-13
concluded

On 13 May 2026, the Personal Information Protection Commission reported that 211 of 222 corrective …