No one shall damage another person's information processed, stored, or transmitted through an information and communications network, nor shall he or she infringe, misappropriate, or divulge another person's secret.[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 13, 2008]
Laws › Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection › CHAPTER VI SECURING OF STABILITY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 49 (Protection of secrets)
정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제49조
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