National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 3) Protecting information rights in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution The widespread use of new information processing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and big data, coupled with the advent of a wide range of services such as the so-called My Data, which are based on use of personal information, have raised the need to safeguard and promote personal information rights. In response to these technological advancements, the Commission looked for effective ways to safeguard and promote personal information rights, including expressing opinion on the proposed Data Framework Act and sending a response on the proposed partial amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act. It also looked for ways that the facial recognition technology can be harmonized with the principle of protecting privacy and personal information. To do so, it conducted a survey to understand the extent to which intelligent CCTVs and facial recognition technologies are being used and how personal video information can be better protected. The Commission also organized the Information Rights Forum comprising subject matter experts from various sectors on three separate occasions. The forum discussed key information rights issues, including directions for amending the Personal Information Protection Act to ensure that the rights of data subjects can be safeguarded, the United Nations resolution on new and emerging digital technologies and human rights, and the relevant tasks tied to the 4th Human Rights NAP, and sought to identify new agenda items and propose improvements. 4) Increasing the rights of seniors in a super-aged society In light of excessive disclosure of personal information of those confirmed with COVID-19 during cohort quarantine and infringements of the right to life, right to health, and family visitation right of older persons living in facilities, the Commission conducted a survey of the conditions facing older persons in senior care facilities to make recommendations for improvement. It also organized four separate sessions of the forum on the rights of older persons to review international trends and ways to address poverty of older persons. The Commission translated and published key literature related to the rights of older persons for use in combating ageism (the stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination towards others or oneself based on age), enhancing awareness, and stirring public debate on the rights of older persons as 12