Game company QOOKKA Games, which illegally collected resident registration numbers, has been imposed a penalty surcharge of 93.7 million won and received a corrective order. Job evaluation platform JobBoss also received a corrective order for the same reason, but considering that it is currently in a state of closure, the penalty surcharge has been waived.
The Personal Information Protection Commission held a full meeting on the 23rd and announced on the 24th that it had decided on measures regarding the violations of the Personal Information Protection Act by QOOKKA Games and JobBoss.
QOOKKA Games, which provides the mobile game ‘Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition,’ collected 41 resident registration numbers under the pretext of checking the age of winners by offering alcohol as event prizes along with names, addresses, and contact information. However, the current Personal Information Protection Act strictly prohibits the collection of resident registration numbers except in cases explicitly permitted by laws and regulations at the presidential decree level or higher.
Accordingly, the Personal Information Protection Commission confirmed that QOOKKA Games collected resident registration numbers without legal grounds and issued a penalty surcharge along with a corrective order. It was mandated that legal grounds must be established for the processing of resident registration numbers in the future.
Meanwhile, JobBoss operates a site that allows employers to write and view reviews about employees, requiring the input of employees' resident registration numbers as a prerequisite for registration and searching of reviews. As a result, a total of 575 resident registration numbers were collected without authorization.
The Personal Information Protection Commission issued a corrective order to JobBoss based on the violation of the Personal Information Protection Act; however, considering that the company is currently out of business and has a complete capital erosion status, a penalty surcharge was not imposed.
The Personal Information Protection Commission noted, “The collection of resident registration numbers is prohibited without clear legal grounds,” urging related businesses to be cautious.