Internet powerhouse, Korea? Shame on its internet policies!

analia — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:58:30 -0300

SEOUL (Jinbonet for Jinbonet) -

The OECD ministerial meeting on “the Future of the Internet Economy” is being held in Seoul, Korea from June 17th to 18th. The Korean government seems to use this meeting as an opportunity to show off its advances of the Internet technology. However, no one would call a nation a ‘leading country of the Internet’ solely on its strong information technology base and IT industries. We hope this meeting would be a chance for the Korean government to recognize and feel embarrassed for its information and communication policies, including Internet policies, which violate many human-rights and is lagging behind. Read Jinbonent, APC member in Korea, press release.

South Korea: Opposition to draft legislation on "Communication Data Retention"

webmaster — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:00:00 -0300

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (PatchA) -

The South Korean parliament is discussing a dangerous revision of the "Protection of Communications Secrets Act". So what? It seems quite clear that the revision would legally enforce telecommunications companies and internet service providers (ISPs) to retain ‘communications data’. But do people agree with this? APC-member in South Korea, Jinbonet, thinks not. International civil society organisations think not. They endorsed a letter of protest that was sent to the South Korean parliament

News: Security & privacy, Asia/Pacific

Internet powerhouse, Korea? Shame on its internet policies!

South Korea: Opposition to draft legislation on "Communication Data Retention"