[Exclusive]Controversy over how YouTuber Park Wi obtained CCTV footage.. Korail states "No issues with viewing or issuing copies of videos"

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Amid controversy over how YouTuber Park Wi obtained internal KTX CCTV footage, Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail), the operator of KTX, stated that there were no procedural issues in accordance with guidelines from the Personal Information Protection Commission and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

On the 25th, in response to StarNews' inquiry regarding how Park Wi obtained the CCTV footage, Korail clarified that the data subject themselves may view their own CCTV footage and receive copies, while third-party personal information is protected through appropriate measures.

Korail stated, "In accordance with Article 4 (Rights of the Data Subject) and Article 35 (Right to Access Personal Information) of the Personal Information Protection Act, the data subject (customer) has the right to request access to their own personal information (including issuance of copies) from the personal information processor (the corporation), and the corporation must take measures to allow such access."

However, Korail explained that if the CCTV footage includes images of third parties who are not the data subject, additional protective measures are required. In the CCTV footage actually released by Park Wi, the faces of others, including social service personnel, were blurred with mosaics.

Korail stated, "In cases where individuals other than the data subject can be clearly identified or there is a risk of invasion of privacy, protective measures must be taken to prevent identification of their images in accordance with Article 46 (Protection of Personal Video Information of Persons Other Than the Data Subject) of the 'Standard Personal Information Protection Guidelines'."

Regarding specific procedures, Korail explained that after receiving an application for "Confirmation and Request for Access to Existence of CCTV Footage" and verifying identification documents, protective measures such as anonymization or mosaic processing are applied to third parties other than the data subject before proceeding with access.

This indicates that when the person recorded in the CCTV footage requests access to their own video or a copy thereof, it is permissible under the procedures prescribed by the Personal Information Protection Act. However, Korail did not specify through which exact path or procedure Park Wi actually obtained the footage.

Korail emphasized the need for protective measures such as anonymization and mosaic processing to protect third-party personal information alongside the data subject's right to access their own video information, stating that it operates in accordance with guidelines from the relevant Personal Information Protection Commission and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.

Previously, on the 14th, Park Wi suffered an accident while disembarking from a KTX when his wheelchair got caught on the foot of a social service personnel who was securing a ramp. Park Wi had released CCTV footage capturing the incident on his YouTube channel on the 21st, but after criticism that the response was excessive, he made the video private and issued an apology.

However, even after the apology, controversy continued over the manner of releasing the CCTV footage, leading to the successive cancellation of scheduled lectures and talk concerts, with repercussions continuing. His YouTube channel 'Wi-racle', which had surpassed 1 million subscribers, dropped to 980,000 subscribers following the controversy.

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