\nThe South Korean private information protection watchdog requested Chinese e-commerce giants Thursday to faithfully comply with the South Korean law on personal data protection, the agency said.<\/p>\n
Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) Vice Chairperson Choi Jang-hyuk made the request during a meeting in Beijing with officials from AliExpress, Temu and about eight other Chinese internet firms, as Chinese e-commerce firms have rapidly emerged as major players in South Korea.<\/p>\n
A senior executive from the Internet Society of China and officials from the Korea Internet and Security Agency were also among the attendees.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Choi introduced South Korea’s personal data protection act and emphasized the precautions that foreign firms have to take regarding data protection when doing business in the country.<\/p>\n
He also shared with the Chinese side key points from the PIPC’s recently published booklet on the application of the law to foreign companies, the watchdog said.<\/p>\n
In China, Choi also at
\ntended the opening ceremony of a South Korea-China center for internet cooperation and agreed with the Chinese side to increase efforts to comply with each other’s personal data protection laws.<\/p>\n
According to Wiseapp Retail Goods, a market analysis service provider, the number of monthly users of the AliExpress application reached 8.18 million in February in South Korea, marking a sharp increase of 130 percent from a year ago.<\/p>\n
In terms of total user numbers, AliExpress currently ranks as the No. 2 player after Coupang, while Temu, which made inroads into South Korea in July last year, has emerged as the fourth biggest online shopping mall, with 5.81 million users.<\/p>\n
As concerns recently arose over personal data protection by Chinese e-commerce players operating in South Korea, Ko Hak-soo, the PIPC’s chairperson, has said his agency was looking into how Chinese e-commerce firms, such as AliExpress and Temu, have been collecting and using consumer data.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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