Republic of Korea: Bill amending Act on Protection and Use of Location Information including provisions on consolidating obligations with Personal Information Protection Act was introduced to National Assembly

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Bill amending Act on Protection and Use of Location Information including provisions on consolidating obligations with Personal Information Protection Act was introduced to National Assembly

On 17 June 2026, the bill amending the Act on Protection and Use of Location Information was introduced to the National Assembly. The amendment applies to location information businesses and location-based service providers operating across sectors,…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: e-commerce, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2026-06-17
under deliberation

On 17 June 2026, the bill amending the Act on Protection and Use of Location Information was introd…