South Korea eyes cross-border data transfers, Privacy by Design rules
By Wooyoung Lee ( June 22, 2026, 07:31 GMT | Insight) -- South Korea is weighing a new impact-assessment framework for large-scale cross-border transfers of personal data and plans to codify Privacy by Design principles into law, as part of a broader shift from an enforcement-focused privacy regime to a prevention-based framework as artificial intelligence poses greater privacy risks.South Korea is weighing a new impact-assessment framework for large-scale cross-border transfers of personal data and plans to codify Privacy by Design principles into law, as part of a broader shift from an enforcement-focused privacy regime to a prevention-based framework as artificial intelligence poses greater privacy risks....
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