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Revised Personal Information Protection Act takes effect on Sept. 11, introduces punitive fines

South Korea\'s revised Personal Information Protection Act and an amended enforcement decree take effect from Sept. 11, following revisions made in March. The changes introduce punitive administrative fines of up to 10 percent of total revenue for repeated or intentional or grossly negligent personal data leaks, and mandatory fine reductions linked to preventive investments. They also strengthen CEO and CPO responsibilities, expand leak notification requirements and add a new notification regime for leak risks.

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PIPC strengthens response to personal data leaks at public institutions

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission said it did not impose penalties in a case involving 2.96 million records at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education because it fell under rules in force before September 2023, when fines did not apply without resident registration number leaks. The commission said it introduced fines of up to 2 billion won for public-sector leaks after September 2023 and will raise the maximum to 5 billion won from Sept. 11, 2026.

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World open-sources ProveKit zero-knowledge proof toolkit used in World ID

World said on Sept. 7 it has open-sourced ProveKit, a zero-knowledge proof toolkit that can verify age, nationality or valid ID possession without disclosing personal information. The company said it has opened to external developers the technology used in World ID, its “Proof of Human” system, and expects developers to build privacy-preserving identity checks into apps and services. ProveKit processes proofs on users’ devices rather than external servers.