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SK Telecom rejects consumer agency's compensation settlement over personal data leak
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (256+ words) SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Yonhap) -- SK Telecom Co., South Korea's top mobile carrier, refused to accept a settlement proposal by a government-affiliated consumer agency to pay 100,000 won (US$69.40) per person in compensation to dozens of users over a personal data breach, industry…...
Samsung Electronics' upcoming Galaxy smartphone to feature new privacy feature
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (174+ words) SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday its upcoming Galaxy smartphone will come with a built-in privacy feature allowing users to protect on-screen information from others without the need to attach an additional film. The South Korean tech giant…...
[PRNewswire] Ready Server Announces Expansion into Japan
2+ week, 3+ day ago (285+ words) -- With AT TOKYO Data Centre ReadyServer infrastructure at our Tokyo data center partner Ready Server's deployment in Tokyo will be hosted at AT TOKYO's CC1, the operator's largest and most connected data centre facility. CC1 houses a dense collection of telecommunications carriers,…...
Taihan Cable donates US$100,000 worth of power cables to aid LA wildfire recovery
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap) -- Taihan Cable & Solution Co., South Korea's second-largest cable company, said Monday it has donated US$100,000 worth of power cables to authorities in Los Angeles to assist in the restoration of the city's infrastructure…...
KakaoTalk leads social media usage in S. Korea, followed by YouTube, Instagram
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (293+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The mobile messaging app KakaoTalk remains the most widely used social media platform in South Korea, followed by YouTube and Instagram, a survey showed Thursday. According to research released by the Korea Press Foundation, 98.9 percent of respondents…...
Defense ministry to devise security measures for smartphones used by soldiers amid DeepSeek concerns
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (182+ words) SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministry said Thursday it will come up with further security measures for smartphones used by soldiers in response to security concerns sparked by the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek. The move... SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Yonhap)…...