Gyeongnam Province Prevents Secondary Damage from COVID-19... Launches 'Gyeongnam Internet Quarantine Team'

Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Government Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 4th that it will operate the 'COVID-19 Gyeongnam Internet Quarantine Team' to prevent secondary damage from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

The Gyeongnam Internet Quarantine Team will search for and delete privacy violations unrelated to COVID-19 prevention and confirmed patient movement information whose disclosure period has expired that have spread on the internet.

If deletion does not occur despite the Internet Quarantine Team's deletion requests, cooperation will be requested from the Korea Internet & Security Agency.

They plan to develop a system capable of rapidly conducting large-scale searches to establish a continuous monitoring system and minimize secondary damage.

Kang Seungje, the province's information officer, said, "The cooperation of website or social media operators is urgently needed to delete unnecessary movement information of confirmed patients."

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