KMCC Advances Separate Storage of Resident Numbers and Connecting Information to January Next Year

To prevent incidents where resident registration numbers and connecting information (CI) are leaked together, the separate storage of the two types of data will take effect starting January next year.

The Korea Media and Communications Commission announced on September 18 that it held its 36th plenary meeting in writing and approved an amendment to the relevant notification to move up the implementation date for the separate storage of resident registration numbers and connecting information, originally scheduled for May 1 next year, to January 1 next year.

Connecting information refers to electronic data created by encrypting resident registration numbers to identify specific individuals online.

The commission explained that it advanced the implementation date to prevent the potential concurrent leak of resident registration numbers and connecting information, and to enhance personal data security.

While the enforcement date had previously been deferred to May next year after businesses requested time to rebuild and verify their technical infrastructure, this regulatory revision moves the date forward by four months.

The commission also decided on an administrative disposition ordering KBS to comply with licensing terms after the broadcaster continued transmitting ultra-high-definition (UHD) trial broadcasts even after the expiration of the permit period.

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