Watchdog to probe telecom retailers on personal data management
Mar 20, 2014
South Korea’s telecom watchdog said Thursday it has opened an investigation into mobile carriers’ retail shops across the country to root out any abuse of personal information.The Korea Communications Commission’s move follows a series of alarming data leaks from mobile carriers amid increasingnumber of smartphone users.Earlier this month, police in the southern city of Busan said it arrested a suspect for allegedly circulating 12.3 million pieces of personal data obtained from a hacker who is p