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Republic of Korea: Communications Secrets Protection Act (Act No. 20735, Partial Amendment) enters into force

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Communications Secrets Protection Act (Act No. 20735, Partial Amendment) enters into force

On 1 August 2025, the partially amended Communications Secrets Protection Act (Act No. 20735) enters into force, reinforcing legal provisions concerning government access to data. The amendment introduced Article 10(5), which requires the Minister o…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-08-21
under deliberation

On 21 August 2024, the Partial Amendment to the Communications Secrets Protection Act (Bill No. 220…

2025-01-08
adopted

On 8 January 2025, the National Assembly passed the Partial Amendment to the Communications Secrets…

2025-01-31
adopted

On 31 January 2025, the President promulgated the partial amendment to the Communications Secrets P…

2025-08-01
in force

On 1 August 2025, the partially amended Communications Secrets Protection Act (Act No. 20735) enter…