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internalizing social norms and learning gender roles, and also a time when they are likely to accept
gender role stereotypes without questioning, any environment involving play and experiences lead
children to believe that it is the right environment for them, which in turn can make them choose
certain action, attitude, game or vocation not based on what they want or do best, but rather on
stereotyped gender perspectives set by the society.
Because gender-typed toys do more than categorize and have the effect of planting gender
role stereotypes, the Commission saw a need for the society to move away from gender color
association towards gender neutrality, so that roles are not distinguished based on gender.
C. Opinion expressed on proposed Data Framework Act
Regarding the Data Framework Act (tabled by lawmaker Jo Seounglae among others) motioned
on December 8, 2020, the Commission expressed opinion on April 12 on the need to refine the bill
for better protection of personal information.
First, it expressed the need for Paragraph 2 of Article 13, which allows for personal data to
be analyzed without consent of data subjects, to be deleted as it runs counter to the Purpose
Specification Principle and Use Limitation Principle, and as such, is likely to infringe upon the
right to informational self-determination. It also stated that, in relation to analysis of personal data,
the bill should provide for protection of data subjects’ right of access, right to erasure, and right to
stop processing. As for Paragraph 3 of Article 15, which could lead to transmission and abuse of
even sensitive personal information, the Commission called for provisions on how the right to data
portability can be exercised and the procedures thereof, and data subjects’ right to withdraw data
transmission request and their right to have their data erased.
D. Opinion given regarding proposed partial amendment to the
Personal Information Protection Act
On April 26, the Commission presented opinion to the Chairman of the Personal Information
Protection Commission on the proposed partial amendment to the Personal Information
Protection Act to ensure that it is revised in such a way that data subjects’ right to informational
self-determination and other basic rights can be safeguarded and it is in line with international
standards for personal information protection. It advised that the clause on relationship to other
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