( March 7, 2025, 05:07 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Hyundai, Kia, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and BYD will be subject to privacy inspections by South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission, which has been conducting assessments in the smart-vehicle sector since last year. The announcement follows concerns about personal-data handling in BYD vehicles as they prepare to enter the South Korean market. According to the regulator, BYD Korea has pledged to comply with South Korean privacy law before launching products, stating they've already begun improving their privacy policies and user manuals. The regulator said it will promptly proceed with the inspections to ensure that South Korean data subjects' personal information is safely protected while allowing related services to thrive.The statement, in Korean, is attached....
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