Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission announced investigation into Qookka Entertainment over alleged illegal processing of resident registration numbers

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Personal Information Protection Commission announced investigation into Qookka Entertainment over alleged illegal processing of resident registration numbers

On 23 July 2024, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a fine against Qookka Entertainment for violating restrictions on resident registration number processing under the Personal Information Protection Act. The Act permits…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2024-07-23
under investigation

On 23 July 2024, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission issued a fine against Qoo…

2026-05-13
concluded

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