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The ruling party and the government are taking steps to reinforce corporate liability in data breach cases, agreeing to require indemnification in the absence of negligence.
The Democratic Party and the Personal Information Protection Commission on Wednesday decided to handle such cases more strictly in the wake of a recent series of personal information leaks.
Under the agreement, businesses will be exempt from liability only if they can prove they took all possible precautions to protect users’ data and bear no blame at all for a breach.
Companies will also face penalties if they fail to cooperate in data breach investigations or comply with corrective orders from the government, and orders to preserve evidence will be issued.