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KakaoPay tells South Korean court Alipay data transfer was lawful processing

By Jenny Lee ( July 10, 2025, 07:17 GMT | Insight) -- South Korean online payment giant KakaoPay argued in court today that its transmission of user data to China’s Alipay was a lawful act of commissioned processing — not an illegal third-party transfer — pushing back against a regulatory finding that the company violated South Korean privacy law by sending personal information of millions of users abroad without consent.South Korean online payment giant KakaoPay argued in court today that its transmission of user data to China’s Alipay was a lawful act of commissioned processing — not an illegal third-party transfer — pushing back against a regulatory finding that the company violated South Korean privacy law by sending personal information of millions of users abroad without consent....

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