Today’s theme: Online Privacy

Last month, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in front of US congress about data leak of its user information to a British political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica. He faced accusations of “mishandling the privacy data” of its online users. Such news erupted concerns over the privacy of consumers’ personal data.As much as we enjoy our cyberspace, it comes with price - invasion of our privacies. With expert guests, we look into the issue and ways we can protect our privacy online.

The Conversationalist

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Paul-Olivier Dehaye

- co-founder of PersonalData.IO, a Swiss startup helping individuals regain control over their personal data

Facebook data was not only used in influencing US presidential election, but also the Brexit vote in 2016, as people say. How exactly does the political ads target people in a way it can affect outcomes of such important elections?

Mark Zuckerberg still argue that users own their own personal information and decide when to share it and when not to. How much control do you think we actually have over our online data?

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Kim Keechang(김기창)

- professor at Korea University Law School and Former Director of the NGO Opennet, a non-governmental organization which aims for the freedom and openness of South Korea's internet

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Act (“PIPA”) is often described as one of the toughest data privacy law in Asia. How does the law protect personal information online?

A pizza franchise in Korea says that the GPS tracker can improve safety of the delivery people by urging them to comply with traffic signs and traffic rules. Similarly, China’s tech company is monitoring workers’ brainwaves, to make sure they concentrate doing sensitive and dangerous work. How much monitoring is necessary for safety, where does the privacy invasion starts?

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