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South Korean privacy watchdog proposes legal reforms to facilitate AI data use

By Wooyoung Lee ( February 3, 2025, 08:16 GMT | Comment) -- South Korea's privacy regulator is reviewing legal reforms to facilitate data use for AI development, with plans to refine a term that has acted as a barrier while introducing a new legal basis that would justify the development of AI services that could benefit public interests. Other work has been underway to reclassify biometric data and expand foreign data-transfer methods, Ko Hak-soo, the chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission, told MLex in an exclusive interview.   One of the biggest challenges for businesses embarking on projects that leverage massive datasets and AI technology is ensuring that these projects comply with privacy laws. A key issue is determining the appropriate legal basis for processing large volumes of data in the development of AI services — a question that both companies and South Korea's privacy regulator are now grappling with....

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