South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission Announces Three-Year Data Protection Policy Plan

The plan includes three key strategies:Confident protection of personal information;Secure use of personal information that increases the value of data; andA fair balance between protection and use of personal information as the control tower. by Jasmine Park On November 24, 2020, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the nations central administrative agency tasked with protecting the privacy rights of individuals by enforcing the countrys privacy laws, released its revised three-year Personal Information Protection Master Plan (21-23).

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The plan includes three key strategies:

Confident protection of personal information;
Secure use of personal information that increases the value of data; and
A fair balance between protection and use of personal information as the control tower.

by Jasmine Park On November 24, 2020, the South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the nations central administrative agency tasked with protecting the privacy rights of individuals by enforcing the countrys privacy laws, released its revised three-year Personal Information Protection Master Plan (21-23).
A wide range of policies that balance both the protection and use of personal information will be implemented at the national level, such as improving the system for obtaining consent when collecting personal information, providing incentives for self-regulation, and reforming the system regulating the cross-border transfer of personal information.
The first strategy aims to 1) reinforce data subjects rights and promote citizens privacy literacy, 2) create a business ecosystem of voluntary protection of personal information, and 3) advance personal information protection systems in public sectors.
The plan revises the 4th Personal Information Protection Plan which was announced earlier in February 2020, and lays out the driving strategy and direction of major policies for the next three years, including the governments plan for personal information protection.
Built on trust in the data economy, we will do our best to implement the personal information protection plan so data can be used safely and well.
Further, in an economy increasingly driven by data, the PIPC will activate a pseudonymized data system to ensure personal information is used securely, and develop personal information protection systems and technologies.
Finally, as the nations personal information protection control tower, the PIPC aims to strengthen its role in personal information protection domestically and internationally, and lead public-private global governance in balancing the protection and use of personal information.