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Korea broadcast media communications commission considers 1-year validity for CI, plans legal revision next year

South Korea’s Broadcast Media Communications Commission is reviewing a plan to set a 1-year validity period for connected information (CI) used to identify individuals online. It plans to prepare an institutional improvement plan within this year and push for related legal revisions from next year. In a written reply to lawmakers, the commission said it is considering 1 year to balance security and service continuity and is also reviewing renewal cycles, replacement procedures and implementation feasibility.