Personal Information Protection Commission Appoints Six New Dispute Resolution Committee Members

828 Dispute Mediation Cases This Year

Goh Hak-su, Chairman of the Personal Information Protection Commission (fifth from the left), is taking a group photo with new members of the Dispute Mediation Committee on the morning of the 18th at the office of the Government Seoul Office in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Personal Information Protection Commission

The Personal Information Protection Commission announced on the 18th that it has newly appointed six members to the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee.

The new members are experts in data and damage relief fields, including lawyer Yang Jin-young from Minhu Law Firm, lawyer Yeom Yong-pyo from Yulchon Law Firm, Professor Woo Ji-sook from Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, Professor Lee Hae-won from Mokpo National University Department of Law, Secretary-General Jeong Ji-yeon of the Korea Consumer Federation, and lawyer Choi Jae-woong from Barun Law Firm.

The Dispute Mediation Committee is an organization composed of up to 30 experts from various fields such as academia, legal profession, civil society, consumer, and business organizations, established under Article 40 of the Personal Information Protection Act to provide remedies for damages caused by personal information infringement.

The decisions of the Dispute Mediation Committee have the effect of a court settlement if accepted by the parties involved. As of December 11 this year, 828 dispute mediation cases have been processed.

Anyone who has suffered from personal information leakage or other infringements can apply for dispute mediation.

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