participation and cooperation in NCP of enterprises, labor groups, civic groups, and
international organizations; to enhance the accessibility to NCP information such as
operation rules, procedures to raise questions or complaints, annual reports, and contact
information in compliance with the OECD Guidelines by users through the website; to
raise transparency and accountability of work process by specifying due dates when
receiving complaints and notifying results; and to modify the work practice to prevent the
NCP secretariat from making independent rulings on complaints received by NCP.
(October 27, 2011)
2) Recommendation to Improve the Practice of Collecting Personal Information
The Commission recommended the Chairman of Korea Communications Commission
to investigate whether the policy of ‘XXX Corporation’ to request consent for collecting
and using personal information through push notification and deny access to ‘XXXX
Service’ when users do not consent violates the provision on consent to collection of
personal information of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communication Network
Utilization and Information Protection, etc. The recommendation also included taking
appropriate actions in accordance with applicable regulations for any violations, reviewing
the practice of collecting personal information by businesses, and developing a guideline
for protection of privacy of service users. (October 27, 2011)
3) Opinion on the 4rd Korean Government Report on Implementation of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of UN
The Commission submitted its opinion to the Minister of Justice that the draft did not
fulfill its responsibility of due diligence because it only highlighted positive achievements
and neglected challenges and obstacles in implementing the Covenant and that in terms of
contents. The draft also lacked sufficient explanation on impacts or effects of introduction
of laws and institutions as well as concerns and recommendations of the HRC. (January 27,
2011)
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