Personal Information Protection Commission Appoints Lawyer Kang Young-su as Chair of Dispute Mediation Committee

Attorney Park Young-soo and Director Yeo Sang-soo Also Newly Appointed

On the 2nd, the Personal Information Protection Commission newly appointed Kang Young-soo, the representative lawyer of Baeksong Law Firm, as the chairman of the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee.

Newly appointed Kang Young-su, Chairman of the Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee. Provided by the Personal Information Protection Commission

On the same day, Park Young-soo, representative lawyer of Yoon Law Office, and Yeo Sang-soo, director of the Korea Information Security Association, were also newly appointed as committee members.

Kang Young-soo, the newly appointed chairman of the Dispute Mediation Committee, previously served as the inaugural chairman of the Personal Information Commission's Future Forum, where he actively provided policy recommendations regarding the role of the commission and directions for legal and institutional improvements. He is an expert in dispute mediation, having served as the chief judge of the Incheon District Court and as chairman of the Information Security Industry Dispute Mediation Committee.

The newly appointed private committee members are also experts who have long been active in the field of personal information protection, and it is expected that their diverse expertise and experience will further strengthen the protection of citizens' personal information and the redress of their rights.

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

Anyone who has suffered from personal information breaches or other infringements can apply for dispute mediation with the committee, and if the parties accept the committee's decision, it has the effect of a court settlement.

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