( September 22, 2025, 07:12 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea has designated the establishment of a “trusted personal data protection regime” as one of 123 national policy tasks under President Lee Jae Myung, with the Personal Information Protection Commission tasked with leading the initiative following cabinet approval on Sept. 16. The plan is aimed at addressing repeated large-scale data breaches by tightening corporate accountability, expanding citizens’ rights and ensuring that personal information can be used safely to support AI development. Key measures include harsher sanctions for major breaches, stronger remedies and compensation for victims and a shift toward prevention-focused oversight. The blueprint also broadens rights such as the “right to be forgotten,” reinforces the agency's role as the government’s privacy “control tower” and introduces a special exception to permit the use of original data for AI training.The statement, in Korean, is attached....
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