ANALYSIS: New South Korean Amendments Include New Data Breach Notification Requirements, Expanded Data Protections
April 30, 2012 in World Data Protection Report
The Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (the “ICNA”) as amended was promulgated on February 17, 2012. The ICNA applies to “information and communications service providers” (“ICSPs”) which are defined to be 1) commercial providers of information services (including those provided by way of using a telecommunications service (e.g., internet service), typically online service providers (including content providers and application providers)), or 2) telecommunications service providers (including facilities-based carriers, resale carriers and value-added service providers). …