2024.07.19
AMCHAM hosts discussion on privacy policies in AI era
BY
CHO YONG-JUN, Korea JoongAng Daily - Privacy policies in the AI era should be principle-based, not
rule-based, according to the chairperson of the Personal Information Protection
Commission (PIPC) at a policy talk hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce
in Korea (AMCHAM) on Thursday.
AMCHAM
invited the PIPC Chairperson Ko Hak-soo to share about the commission’s policy
decisions on the country’s privacy law in the era of AI.
“The Personal Information Protection Act was made
during the analog era and it was not designed with the AI-era in mind, where
large data is processed,” said Ko on Thursday in the Amcham policy talks
session held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jongno District, central Seoul.
“We have no choice but to move away from
rule-based [policies] to principle-based [ones] because the technology changes
so much,” Chairperson Ko said, adding that the PIPC announced guidelines on the
treatment of public access data on Wednesday. The PIPC plans to announce
guidelines on biometrics and robot delivery services in the future.
The
PIPC also hopes to discuss creating an international standard for personal
information with the UN AI Advisory body, the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA).
The
PIPC plans to host international conferences on AI privacy and participate in
the 2025 GPA General Assembly.