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Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act — Article 3 (Scope of visual data processing devices)

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This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-03-13. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) "Devices prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Sep. 12, 2023>

1. A closed-circuit television means either of the following devices:(a) A device that takes pictures, etc. continuously or regularly through a camera installed at a certain place, or transmits such pictures, etc. to a specified place via transmission channel of wired or wireless closed circuits, etc.;(b) A device that can videotape or record the visual data photographed or transmitted under item (a);

2. A network camera means a device with which a person who installs or manages such device can collect, store, or otherwise process visual data filmed continuously or regularly through a device installed at a certain place, via the wired or wireless Internet at any place.

(2) "Device prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 7-2 of Article 2 of the Act means the following: <Added on Sep. 12, 2023>

1. A wearable device: A device, such as eyeglasses or a watch, which is worn on the body or clothes of a person to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.;

2. A portable device: A device, such as a mobile communications terminal or a digital camera, which a person carries to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.;

3. An attachable or mountable device: A device that is attached to or mounted on a movable object, such as a vehicle or drone, to take pictures, etc. or to collect, store, or transmit such pictures, etc.

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