Busan Transportation Corporation Holds Meeting of City Public Corporation and Organization Personal Information Protection Officers

Seeking Measures to Strengthen Information Security and Personal Data Protection for New Technologies Such as AI and Drones
Promoting a Culture of Voluntary Personal Data Protection and Safeguarding Citizens' Data Rights

Busan Transportation Corporation (President Lee Byungjin) recently held the first-ever "Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Council" together with public corporations and organizations under Busan Metropolitan City, in a joint effort to respond to the growing threats of personal information infringement in the AI era.

Busan Transportation Corporation holds the first "Chief Privacy Officer (CPO) Council" meeting and takes a commemorative photo. Photo by Busan Transportation Corporation

Hosted by the corporation on the 11th, the council was attended by Chief Privacy Officers and relevant staff from five public corporations and organizations under Busan Metropolitan City (Busan Tourism Organization, Busan Transportation Corporation, Busan Urban Corporation, Busan Facilities Corporation, and Busan Environmental Corporation). They discussed ways to spread a culture of personal information protection and jointly respond to the threats of personal data breaches.

Through this council, participants reached a consensus on the need to establish joint response strategies to unexpected personal information infringement threats arising from the advancement of new technologies such as AI and drones.

In particular, there was a heated discussion on the topic of "AI Privacy Risk Response Measures," including recent cases such as the "Deepseek" personal information leak. The participants agreed on the necessity of building a cooperative system to prevent potential privacy risks that may arise from the development of AI technology.

Lee Byungjin, President of Busan Transportation Corporation, said, "Through this council, we have laid the foundation for public corporations and organizations under Busan Metropolitan City to jointly respond to personal information protection. We will continue to cooperate to create an environment where citizens can feel secure about their personal data."