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PIPC sets four rules to protect personal data in customer service centres

South Korea\'s Personal Information Protection Commission said on Oct. 29 it inspected personal data handling at customer service centres that process large volumes of customer information. It urged companies to minimise the customer data shown to agents and tighten controls over arbitrary searches. The commission found most basic safeguards were in place but cited weaknesses including insecure remote access, incomplete access logs, and retaining logs for 1 year instead of the legal 2-year period.