Regarding Coupang's massive personal information leak, 7 out of 10 people (68.4%) said they support giving the Fair Trade Commission "compulsory investigative powers." At a recent Cabinet meeting, citing the Coupang case, an opinion was raised that the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) should secure compulsory investigative powers to "avoid wasting social expense under the Criminal Act framework and make punishment through economic sanctions a reality."
On the 15th, Realmeter said a survey of 503 people nationwide aged 18 or older conducted on the 11th by request of the tip team leader showed these results. Regarding granting the Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) compulsory investigative powers, 21.7% were "opposed," and 9.9% "didn't know."
Among respondents, 89.1% said Coupang's personal information leak was "serious." In particular, 77.6% said it was "very serious." Only 8.1% said it was "not serious."
Regarding Coupang's complex withdrawal process, 64% answered that it "seems intentionally designed to make quitting difficult." Those who said they "see it as a legitimate process for security and safety," and those who said it is "complex but not necessarily intentional," were 14.5% and 10.3%, respectively.
In addition, 74.1% "agreed" with criticism from some that Coupang Inc., as a U.S. entity, is trying to bypass regulation and evade responsibility.
The survey was conducted using an interactive voice response automated survey with random digit dialing (RDD) based on a 100% wireless randomly generated sampling frame. The response rate was 3.4%, and the margin of error was ±4.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.