Group Fined 7.2 Million Won for Sending Balloons to North Korea Carrying Personal Information of North Korean Defectors
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Data on North Korean defectors' pre-defection residences and occupations, obtained during a survey, was stored on SD cards; SD cards were also included when launching balloons toward North Korea... The Personal Information Protection Commission determined that the failure to encrypt data and the delayed reporting constituted a violation of the law. A non-profit organization advocating for North Korea's reform and opening contained the personal i…
It has been revealed that a non-profit organization, which has been producing broadcasts and balloons to North Korea while pursuing reform and openness, sent memory cards containing the personal information of North Korean defectors aboard balloons toward the North. According to the Personal Information Protection Commission on the 19th, the non-profit organization North Korea Development Institute launched two to three balloons toward North Kor…
It has been confirmed that the personal information of 131 North Korean defectors was stored on SD cards placed in balloons launched into North Korea in 2022 by the Institute for North Korean Development, a non-profit organization advocating for North Korea's reform and opening. Concerns are being raised that the safety of the defectors and their families remaining in North Korea could be threatened if the sensitive information—including names, …
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