Nov 3: Itaewon crush photos/videos privacy issues

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Nov 3: Itaewon crush photos/videos privacy issues


As an update to the news regarding the Itaewon Halloween crush incident and the privacy rights issues posed by videos and pictures taken of the event that were circulated on the internet without any mosaics protecting identifiable facial images, Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has requested the cooperation of major SNS/internet companies such as Google, Meta, NAVER, Kakao, Twitter, etc in helping monitor and delete user posts that breach Korea's PIPC. They have further stated that they may also request Korea's Police force to investigate and possibly press charges for violations of personal information protection laws they find. However, as a Kakao official stated (and applicable to other such internet platforms), it may not be possible to monitor all chat rooms or messages due to privacy or policy concerns. This ongoing incident raises the issue of protecting privacy rights related to images and videos for online platforms, as well as the degree of monitoring and censorship that online platforms must undertake to comply with privacy laws. 


The Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) held a seminar on China's personal information protection laws for Korean companies operating in China. The seminar focused on the methods and requirements to transfer personal information from China to offshore data centers, which are largely divided into 3 methods: passing the cross-border data transfer safety evaluation, obtaining a safety certification for processing such cross-border transferred data, and concluding a standard contract with offshore recipients. This seminar, along with future planned seminars, was in response to China's strengthening and consolidation of personal information protection laws targeting cross-border transfers of Chinese data. 


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