South Korea – Conviction of chatbot developer by data protection authority
South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) in April 2021 imposed sanctions and a fine of KRW 103.3 million (approx. €77 000) on Scatter Lab, Inc, developer of the chatbot ‘Iruda’, for various violations of the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). This was the first time the PIPC had sanctioned an AI technology company for unlawfully processing personal data.