South Korea
11/08/2024
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By Arsenio Toledo
South Korea’s privacy watchdog fines Meta $15 million for illegally collecting data from Korean Facebook users
The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), the country’s national data protection government agency, has fined Big Tech company Meta 21.6 billion won ($15.46 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Korean users on Facebook. This is the latest in a series of fines and penalties the government of South Korea has slapped Facebook’s parent […]
07/05/2024
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By Ava Grace
Robot civil servant in South Korea commits “suicide”
A civil servant robot in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province committed “suicide” by hurling itself down a flight of stairs. The robotic assistant was reportedly employed as an administrative officer in the city of Gumi in North Gyeongsang. On June 26, the Gumi City Council announced that the robot had ostensibly deactivated itself. An official […]
11/14/2023
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By Olivia Cook
“Confused” industrial robot crushed a worker to death at a vegetable packing plant in South Korea
A 40-year-old man working at a produce-sorting facility in South Korea was accidentally crushed to death by a robot that somehow got “confused,” mistaking the worker for a box of vegetables. The automaton reportedly took hold of the technician’s arm using its arm and tongs – crushing his face and chest. Officials believe the robot’s system […]
04/18/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
South Korea high court orders Google to disclose data forwarded to US intelligence
South Korea’s highest court has ordered tech giant Google to disclose any personal data it has collected on South Korean citizens and shared with third parties, including U.S. intelligence agencies. Russia Today reported that the April 13 ruling issued by the Supreme Court of Korea (SCK) was binding, even though the case against Google continues […]
09/23/2022
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By Cassie B.
South Korea requests Interpol red notice in search for disgraced crypto developer Do Kwon
The co-founder of the stablecoin TerraUSD, Do Kwon, is officially a wanted man in his native South Korea. Last week, a court there issued an arrest warrant for him, and prosecutors say he’s wanted for violations of capital markets law. Kwon’s company, Terraform Labs, is behind the algorithmic stablecoin as well as its sister cryptocurrency, […]
12/17/2021
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By JD Heyes
“Democratic” South Korea set to adopt China-style mass surveillance system to “track COVID” – Is this coming to America?
Once again, the leaders of a “democratic” Western-style country are using the COVID-19 pandemic to implement authoritarian control measures over their people, and it’s going to be control they’re never going to peacefully let go of. South Korean health officials, with the blessing of the country’s government, is “set to launch in January will test […]
10/16/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
South Korea to spend $450 billion in bid to become world’s leading chipmaker
South Korea plans to spend $450 billion to build the world’s biggest chipmaking base over the next decade. This is part of an overarching plan called the “K-Semiconductor Belt Strategy” which aims to make the country the world’s leading chipmaker. With this strategy, South Korea joins the U.S., China and Europe in a global race to dominate the semiconductor industry following […]
07/22/2020
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By Franz Walker
Flaw in South Korea’s coronavirus self-quarantine app exposes users to data theft
In its battle against the deadly Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), South Korea has increasingly adopted digital tools to keep its outbreak under control. However, one of the tools it is using was found to have several major security flaws that have made users’ private information vulnerable to hackers. Though the defects have since been fixed, experts say […]
04/22/2020
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By Franz Walker
The coronavirus outbreak is sparking the rollout of more digital surveillance
The global coronavirus pandemic and the measures being implemented to stop its spread are rewiring people’s sensitivities about digital surveillance and data privacy. Governments around the world are now rolling out surveillance schemes — even some that are particularly invasive — all in the name of stopping the pandemic. Privacy advocates, however, warn that these governments will […]
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