The Personal Information Protection Commission said on the 6th that it will review the current consent-centered personal data protection framework in step with the spread of artificial intelligence (AI).
The Personal Information Protection Commission said it formed the "Personal Information System Innovation Task Force (TF)" on the 30th and will begin accepting policy proposals from today on the limits of the current personal information system and directions for improvement.
This system overhaul focuses on reassessing the effectiveness of the current personal data protection framework in line with the spread of AI and changes in the data-use environment, while reducing formal regulations and strengthening substantive rights protection.
According to the Personal Information Protection Commission, concerns have been raised that the consent-centered regulation of personal data continued thus far makes it difficult to ensure substantive protection and causes inconvenience to the public when using AI services or during data processing.
In response, the Personal Information Protection Commission will accept "Personal Information System Innovation Policy Proposals" open to anyone in the public through the 31st. The plan is to conduct a public call for opinions from the public, corporations, research institutes, academia, and civil society to proactively identify real-world inconveniences and areas for improvement. Anyone in the public can freely submit opinions and proposals.
The Personal Information Protection Commission will select policy tasks, including outstanding proposals with strong public consensus and effectiveness among the submissions, and will hold public forums and seminars. After a process of public discussion, it plans to announce within the year the direction of personal information system innovation for the AI era.
Song Gyeong-hee, chair of the Personal Information Protection Commission, said, "It is the role of the Personal Information Protection Commission to create a new balance so that data can be used responsibly in ways that help the public and society while personal information is safely protected in the AI era," adding, "We will push for system innovation that the public can feel through field-centered policy-making with public participation."