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윈 조이 포커pril 1, 2022, two sets of amendments (sometimes referred to as “cookie restrictions”) to the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (the “Act”) went into effect, giving rise to questions of how to deal with cookies. For example, “When I open a website,” someone would ask, “I often see a pop-up message appearing on the screen and asking me whether to accept cookies. Should my firm also introduce similar pop-ups on its website in the wake of these amendments?”For most business operators the answer to such questions is no – they are not required to take such steps as far as the Act is concerned. Nevertheless, a prudent policy would be to look at these questions and make decisions 윈 조이 포커 case-by case basis.This article offers an outline of regulations concerning Personally Referable Information , focusing mainly on the relationship between cookies and the Act.
