( October 1, 2026, 03:29 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator has formally begun reviewing whether the UK provides a level of personal-information protection essentially equivalent to South Korea’s, a designation that would allow personal data to be transferred there without additional overseas-transfer requirements. The Personal Information Protection Commission said Thursday it selected the UK after expert reviews in August and September, taking into account economic and digital ties, similarities in privacy law, the UK’s willingness to cooperate and reciprocity. The review will assess the UK’s privacy laws, supervisory and enforcement system, data-subject rights and remedies. If recognized, the UK would follow the EU and the European Economic Area as the second jurisdiction covered by South Korea’s equivalency regime.Statement is attached (in Korean)....
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