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Since last November, Coupang has been under fire after South Korean regulators found a former employee used a stolen security
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Fifty-four Republican lawmakers wrote to South Korea’s ambassador on April 20, accusing the country of a “whole-of-government assault” on Coupang after the data breach.
Key facts
- South Korea had fined Google $177 million in 2021 for restricting phone makers from customizing Android, and has fined Meta at least three times since 2020 over data privacy issues
- Fifty-four Republican lawmakers wrote to South Korea’s ambassador on April 20, accusing the country of a “whole-of-government assault” on Coupang after the data breach
- Since last November, Coupang has been under fire after South Korean regulators found a former employee used a stolen security key to access personal information from 33.7 million accounts
- Ninety-six South Korean lawmakers fired back in a letter to the U.S. ambassador on April 28, saying “the investigation and adjudication of alleged criminal conduct are the exclusive authority of a sovereign state
Summary
South Korea wants to punish its biggest online retailer for a massive data leak. Since last November, Coupang has been under fire after South Korean regulators found a former employee used a stolen security key to access personal information from 33.7 million accounts, about two-thirds of the population, over months without anyone noticing. The dispute underscores a bigger question about who gets to regulate a company that dominates one country’s market while registered under another’s laws.