New S. Korea ‘real names’ law
p2pnet.net News:- Net users in South Korea will have to give ID data, including their real names, if they want to post on local sites with more than 100,000 visits a day.
That’s a decree passed down from the National Assembly under a law revised last month, says Oh Sang-gyoun a director at the ministry of information and communication, quoted in the Korea Times.
Sites which don’t comply may face a maximum 30 million won (today about $31,979) fine, says the story, adding:
“Originally, the governing Uri Party planned to enforce portal sites with more than 300,000 daily visitors and media sites with 200,000-plus visitors to accept the real-name system.
“But the unicameral parliament lowered the ceiling to 100,000 and included government agencies as Internet abuse continues to worsen. The real-name policy has been touted as an answer to address rampant crimes in cyberspace conducted by anonymous attackers who don’t worry about being traced.”
However, the real-name regulation may be unconstitutional because it restricts people’s privacy and their right to speak without revealing their identities, the Korea Times has Konkuk University’s professor Han Sang-hie, who also works for the People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, saying.
Also See:
Korea Times – Internet Real Name System to Start in July, January 9, 2006
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