Sports Seoul article dated August 20, 2017.
#LawFirmChangchun has filed a second action in connection with the #Goodchoice #personaldatabreachcase (the first action is ongoing).
The case relies on the damages provisions of the recently amended #ActonPromotionofInformationandCommunicationsNetworkUtilizationandInformationProtection.
Third-round sign-ups are currently being taken at the #Naver café, so please see the article below and assert the rights the law guarantees you.
(Café address: http://cafe.naver.com/pisue)
"The Personal Information Protection Act makes punitive damages available 'where personal data is lost, stolen, leaked, forged, altered or damaged through the intent or gross negligence of a data controller, and loss results to the data subject.' Law Firm Changchun, which is acting in the 'Goodchoice' class action, has claimed KRW 3 million per person in statutory damages on behalf of victims who suffered harm such as receiving obscene messages."