Cyworld Delivers Minihompy Data of 25 Cheonan Ship Soldiers to Bereaved Families
Exclude Private Accounts Among Applicants
[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Yuri] Cyworld restored the mini homepage data of the Navy soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the March 2010 Cheonan ship sinking incident and delivered it to their bereaved families.
On the 25th, Cyworld Jet, the operator of Cyworld, sent the public mini homepage data of 25 Cheonan ship victims to the Cheonan Ship Foundation on the 24th. The foundation plans to individually deliver this data to the bereaved families.
Among the 46 deceased soldiers, 34 families applied to Cyworld Jet for data restoration. However, 9 of the deceased soldiers’ accounts were private, so even after restoring the data, it could not be delivered. This is because, according to the terms of use, the company does not have the right to provide private data of individuals to their families.
This data delivery was promoted after Cyworld Jet sent an official letter to the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in June this year, stating that they would deliver the public mini homepage data of the Cheonan ship victims to the families who requested it, and the ministry forwarded it to the foundation. Some Cheonan ship families had previously requested data from SK Communications, which operated Cyworld at the time in 2010. SK Communications reportedly rejected the request, citing the absence of relevant regulations.
Afterward, Cyworld underwent changes in its operator and the service was discontinued in October 2019, and last year the operator changed to Cyworld Jet. After Cyworld Jet resumed the service in April this year and revised the terms of use to implement a "digital inheritance protection service," a way for the bereaved families to receive the data of the deceased soldiers’ Cyworld accounts was established.
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Cyworld Jet stated, "According to the revised terms of use, only posts such as photos and writings that the deceased Cyworld members had uploaded and set to public will be provided to the bereaved families." However, among the posts, if transferring to heirs is likely to infringe on the secrets of the deceased member or is otherwise deemed inappropriate for transfer to heirs, the service may be restricted. Private account posts fall under this category.
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