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Title	"CONNECTING INFORMATION": USEFUL AND SAFE FOR THE PUBLIC
Date	2024-04-25	Read	24219
KCC prepares an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection Expect to take a step closer to the people with innovative services, such as MyData The Korea Communications Commission (KCC, Chairman Kim Hong-il) prepared an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection (hereinafter referred to as the "Network Act") that stipulates the scope of the service (mobile electronic notice and financial MyData) and management standards so that the public convenience service using connecting information can be operated safely online. Connecting Information (CI) is a value obtained by encrypting a resident registration number and is used for online user identification and online and offline service linkage. The amendment was prepared as a follow-up measure as the legal basis for mobile electronic notification services, which have been temporarily allowed through regulatory special cases, was stipulated in January. Public Services Based on Connecting Information Mobile electronic notice (Medical Check-up Result) Financial MyData (Check Financial Assets) Major Content of the Amendment First, the scope of the service that can collectively convert connecting information was defined as mobile electronic notices and financial MyData so that temporarily permitted public convenience services could be provided continuously. Second, the approval procedure and standards were prepared in detail to enhance fairness and transparency, as relevant business operators (identification agency, agency using connecting information) must obtain prior approval from the KCC to provide a service that requires collective conversion of connecting information. Third, it specifically stipulated physical, technical, and administrative measures (identification agencies) and safety measures (agencies using connecting information) to ensure the safety of identification agencies and agencies using connecting information converting resident registration numbers into connecting information. In addition, by specifying the standards for subject to status check, the operation and management of connecting information can be checked for identity verification agencies and connecting information use agencies, it will make a safe environment for using connecting information in the early stage after enforcing the amendment in July 2024. Director-General Park Dong-joo of the Consumer Policy Bureau said, "Connecting information is an essential means of providing innovative services in the public and private sectors to the citizens," adding, "We expect the amendment to the Enforcement Decree to create an environment where people can use innovative services with confidence." ### The Korea Communications Commission
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