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to rapid technological changes and advances by making several recommendations, expressing
opinion to protect information rights, and commissioning a study on related agendas.
The Commission expressed opinion on the proposed partial amendment to the Medical Service
Act with respect to criteria for handling operating room CCTV footage, expressed opinion on the
with respect to provision of financial information criteria, expressed opinion on a legislative bill
using artificial intelligence, expressed opinion on the proposed partial amendment to the Act on
Press Arbitration and Remedies, Etc. for Damage Caused by Press Reports with respect to false
media reporting and protection of freedom of expression, and decided to recommend amendment
to the Enforcement Decree of the Credit Information Use and Protection Act to prevent violation
of privacy resulting from use of My Orders information in the so-called My Data business.
The Commission also commissioned a study on legal and institutional improvements to protect
personal information in accordance with international human rights standards such as the General
Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. This was an effort to find a balance
between technological advancement and protection of personal information. It also organized
the Forum on Digital Rights comprised of leading experts in the field of digital rights. The forum
identified new agendas, including protecting digital rights under COVID-19 and protecting main
agents of information in the era of big data, and presented recommendations.
Reinforcing the rights to life and safety, environment, and culture
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has fast turned a public health crisis into an
economic and social crisis, and exacerbated the vulnerability of the least protected in society.
Through remedies and statement regarding mass infections of long-term hospitalized persons
with mental disabilities in a closed hospital ward, and emergency surveys of the human rights
of persons with disabilities amid the COVID-19 situation, the Commission was actively
involved in safeguarding the right to live and the right to health of the least protected in society
by documenting the various vulnerabilities they are facing, and use it as baseline data for further
analysis and recommendations. It also contributed to improving the state’s home care assistance
program for persons with disabilities who find it difficult to perform their day-to-day tasks
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to promote the artificial intelligence industry with respect to human rights protection criteria when
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proposed partial amendment to the Act on Real Name Financial Transactions and Confidentiality