"Let's Eradicate Illegal Spam"... First Meeting of 30-Member Public-Private Council Today

Comprehensive Spam Countermeasure Implementation
"Creating a Safe Digital Environment"

A public-private consultative body for joint response to illegal spam has been launched. The Ministry of Science and ICT announced that it has formed the 'Illegal Spam Response Public-Private Consultative Body' and held its first meeting on the 19th.

Members of the public-private consultative body for illegal spam response are taking a commemorative photo at the 1st meeting held on the 19th. Photo by Ministry of Science and ICT

The consultative body is a system established to discuss mutual cooperation and coordination measures between the public and private sectors in accordance with the 'Comprehensive Measures to Prevent Illegal Spam' announced last month. It consists of a total of 30 members, including 9 government officials from related ministries such as the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Korea Communications Commission, the Personal Information Protection Commission, and the National Police Agency, as well as 21 private members from the three major mobile carriers, manufacturers, and bulk messaging service providers.

At the meeting, discussions were held on ▲ sanctions and joint investigations against illegal spam senders and related businesses ▲ voluntary regulation by the private sector for unqualified businesses ▲ establishment of a system to block caller ID spoofing to prevent illegal spam transmission and reception ▲ preparation of a pre-blocking system for overseas bulk messages ▲ spam reception filtering, and cooperation measures between related ministries and private businesses to block illegal spam.

The consultative body plans to hold regular meetings quarterly. A working-level consultative group will be formed under it to review sanction measures against illegal businesses and to check the implementation status of detailed tasks in the comprehensive measures.

Shin Young-gyu, Director of the Broadcasting and Communications User Policy Bureau at the Korea Communications Commission, emphasized, "Illegal spam is a serious issue that causes not only inconvenience but also economic damage to the public. The government and private sector will join forces to faithfully implement the comprehensive measures and create a safe digital environment that the public can feel."

Lee Do-gyu, Director of Telecommunications Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, "Through the consultative body, we will promote eradication measures covering all stages before message sending, from registration of messaging service providers to message transmission, reception, and users’ devices, so that the public can live without worries about illegal spam."

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