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South Korea moves to tighten rules on global companies' privacy representatives

By Wooyoung Lee ( March 12, 2025, 09:44 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea is moving closer to tightening its requirements on global companies’ domestic privacy representatives, with an amendment to the privacy law advancing toward a final vote in the National Assembly. The amendment to the Person Information Protection Act, which mandates foreign companies operating in South Korea designate their local entities as domestic representatives, passed the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee today. It now awaits a final vote in an upcoming plenary session.South Korea is moving closer to tightening its requirements on global companies’ domestic privacy representatives, with an amendment to the privacy law advancing toward a final vote in the National Assembly....

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