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http://dx.doi.org/10.12673/jant.2022.26.4.244

A Study on the Privacy Protection Trends and Policies of Korea·the U.S.·EU  

Cho, Sae-Hong (School of Computer Engineering, Hansung University)
Abstract
The various digital services that people are experiencing recently are bringing about changes in the daily lives, and these changes are due to the spread of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The 4th Industrial Revolution is based on the development of ICT technology, and ICT technology inevitably generates issues such as the use and protection of personal information as well as the use of public data. Accordingly, countries around the world are making efforts to revitalize new industries by wisely solving conflicting issues between the use and protection of personal information through legislation. There are some differences in the protection and use of personal information in Korea, the United States, and the EU. Korea trys to make the legislation that prioritizes the use of data, and the United States establishes individual laws governing the protection of personal information by sector, while the EU has clarified the strengthening personal information protection. This paper aims to find out how personal information protection is defined in Korea, the United States, and the EU through enacted laws and organize the direction of the future policies.
Keywords
Privacy protection; Privacy protection policy; the Fourth industrial revolution;
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