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- “Prevention system of accident for those exposed of personal information” is a system in which a financial consumer having experienced personal information exposure such as resident registration certificate, driver’s license, etc. registers the fact of exposure of personal information on the prevention system of accident for those exposed of personal information, so that the applicant’s personal information (name, resident registration number, etc.) is shared with the financial company to strengthen identification procedures for certain financial transactions (issuance of credit card, opening savings account, etc.) under the applicant’s name through the financial company.

- The prevention of identity theft damages refers to a service that notifies the new subscription to various communication services (mobile phone, wireless internet [WiBro], wired phone, high-speed internet, internet phone [VoIP], paid broadcast, etc.) or transfer of such through change of name, through text message sent to the mobile phone used under one’s name. Also, the website (www.msafer.or.kr) provides various additional services, such as the subscription fact status inquiry service, subscription restriction service, email guidance service, etc., and this service is nationally free-of-charge, provided in order to prevent identity theft damage (Article 32-6 of the “Telecommunications Business Act”).

- The “Korea Internet & Security Agency personal information infringement report center (https://privacy.kisa.or.kr)” is established based on the “Personal Information Protection Act” and handles infringement report and consultation regarding personal information of individuals, public organizations, and business operators.

- E-privacy clean service (https://www.eprivacy.go.kr) is a supporting service that directly exercises the authority regarding disposal of personal information stored unnecessarily on websites (unused for a long period of time, refusal of withdrawing membership, etc.), integrated inquiry, identification records (resident registration number, I-PIN, mobile phone, etc.) of online user, support of withdrawal of membership, and personal information (reading, correcting, suspension of processing, etc.)