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Apple delegates refused to comment on unauthorized transfer of customer data in Korea
South Korean delegates of Apple refused to comment directly on the company’s role in the recent unauthorized transfer of 40 million local users' personal data to the China-based firm Alipay, according to a transcript released Tuesday of a meeting held last month by the state-run personal information agency. The Personal Information Protection Commission last month imposed fines on both Kakao Pay and Apple in response to the Kakao subsidiary transfering the user data to Apple using Alipay as an i
South Korean delegates of Apple refused to comment directly on the company’s role in the recent unauthorized transfer of 40 million local users' personal data to the China-based firm Alipay, according to a transcript released Tuesday of a meeting held last month by the state-run personal information agency. South Korean law requires user consent when a company provides their personal information to a third party, particularly when it is moved overseas. The data was reportedly used to process the non-sufficient funds (NSF) score for Apple, a task which was delegated by the US-based company to Alipay.
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