Gender ministry weighs legal action against Google over data leak

The Korean gender equality ministry is contemplating legal action against Google over a data leak involving the personal information of digital sex crime victims. The sensitive data was exposed on a foreign research project website that collaborated with Google and was subsequently removed following requests from the ministry and the Korea Communications Standards Commission.

The victims had requested the removal of illegally filmed videos. Google issued an apology to the victims, asserting that they do not share personal information with external websites and requested the operator to delete the data upon learning of the breach. The ministry is currently reviewing the applicable legal charges for the complaint, with the possibility of either the ministry or its affiliate, the Women's Human Rights Institute of Korea, becoming the complainant.

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