South Korean committee approves privacy-law amendments for AI training data
( May 15, 2026, 04:42 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s National Policy Committee passed amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act that would allow lawfully collected personal data to be used for AI development beyond the original collection purpose under a new special-provisions framework. The bill would permit such use only after review and approval by the Personal Information Protection Commission and where conditions are met, including cases in which anonymized or pseudonymized processing would be insufficient, enhanced safeguards are in place and the risk of unfair harm to data subjects or third parties is deemed very low. The proposal would also require certain companies to conduct risk assessments and disclose summaries of the results, while giving the regulator authority to monitor compliance and suspend processing if requirements are violated. The legislation still requires approval by the judiciary committee and the plenary session before taking effect.Draft bill is attached (in Korean)....
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