On the 14th, Personal Information Protection Commission Chairperson Song Kyung-hee said, "We will work to establish the perception that personal information protection is not an expense but a strategic investment and a basic duty."
Chairperson Song said this in her remarks at the National Policy Committee's parliamentary audit that day, saying, "We will strengthen the accountability of personal information handlers through strict investigations and dispositions regarding personal information leaks and infringement incidents."
Song said, "We will prevent the spread of damage to the public caused by personal information infringement incidents and promptly prepare and implement measures for relief from damages caused by leaks." She added that she would also clarify the minimum standards for personnel and budgets in the field of personal information protection.
Chairperson Song also said she would pay attention to strengthening the public's right to self-determination over personal information in response to changes in the digital environment. She said, "We implemented the right to request the transmission of personal information starting this year so that the public can effectively control their own personal information," adding, "We plan to expand it to 10 key areas closely tied to daily life."
In addition, she said, "With the expanded use of video information processing devices such as closed-circuit (CC)TV, we are also pushing to enact a law to enhance the security of video information and strengthen the rights of data subjects."
In particular, she announced that she would introduce rights for data subjects that can respond to new privacy threats such as illegal personal information synthesis and manipulation like deepfakes.
She also presented plans to support innovation in new technologies and new industries by building a foundation for the safe use of personal information. She said, "We are working to establish a legal basis to allow the use of original data containing personal information, on the premise of sufficient safeguards, in areas where the development and performance improvement of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is urgent."
She also said that to ensure the pseudonymous information system works well in the field, they will build a one-stop support system that supports the entire pseudonymization process and simplify the pseudonymization procedures.
The Personal Information Protection Commission has investigated a total of 1,256 cases and issued dispositions since its launch, including imposing a 134.7 billion won penalty surcharge on corporations that recently suffered large-scale personal information leaks. In particular, to prevent a recurrence of large-scale leak incidents, it prepared the "Plan to strengthen the personal information safety management system" and announced it in Sep.