National Human Rights Commission of Korea Annual Report 2021 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 52

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