Personal Information Protection Commission (South Korea)
South Korean government agency for data protection issues / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Personal Information Protection Commission (Japan).
The Personal Information Protection Commission is national data protection authority of South Korea. It is formed as independent agency in year 2011 by 'Personal Information Protection Act(PIPA, Korean: 개인정보 보호법)',[2] and is now located in Government Complex Seoul. The Commission is constituted with 9 commissioners and one of them is the Chairperson, who is appointed by the President of South Korea.
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개인정보보호위원회 個人情報保護委員會 Gaein Jeongbo Boho Wiwonhoe | |
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Formed | September 30, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-09-30) |
Type | National data protection authority |
Jurisdiction | KOR |
Headquarters | Seoul Government Complex at Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea 37.5748817°N 126.9752082°E / 37.5748817; 126.9752082 |
Employees | 163[1] |
Annual budget | 58.5 billion KRW (for 2023)[1] |
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Website | www |
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