Analysis of ruling on personal data leak via handing over a smartphone
In a case where personal information was leaked by handing over a smartphone, whether the personal information was processed in the course of duties became the legal issue. A standard was set out that the act is not guilty if the requirement of processing in the course of duties is not met.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- Personal information leak via handing over a smartphone
- Location
- South Korea
If your data was exposed
- Don’t tap links in texts, calls or emails that mention this incident and offer compensation, refunds or breach checks. Check directly on the organisation’s official website or app.
- If you’ve suffered harm, report it. Call 118 (no area code) for privacy violations, contact the police for financial losses, and apply for dispute mediation to seek compensation.Personal Information Infringement Report Centre ↗Korean National Police Agency cybercrime report ↗Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee ↗
Timeline
- An analysis of a ruling addressing the in-the-course-of-duties processing requirement in a personal data leak case involving a handed-over smartphone was published.
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