South Korea to conduct joint inspection of edtech services for privacy risks
( May 18, 2026, 07:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: South Korea’s privacy regulator and education ministry said they will conduct a joint inspection of major edtech service providers as part of a preventive effort to strengthen data protection following a recent data breach involving a leading edtech company. The Personal Information Protection Commission said Monday that inspections will target seven widely used edtech services, including digital learning tools and academic management services and begin at the end of May. The inspection will examine whether companies properly obtain consent for data collection and use, destroy data after fulfilling the intended purpose, follow legal procedures for collecting children’s data and comply with security obligations.The statement is attached (in Korean)....
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