(Provided by Ministry of Science and ICT),
, ‘In the second half of last year, it was revealed that the amount of telecommunications data verification materials provided to investigation agencies such as the prosecution, police, and the National Intelligence Service increased by more than 33%. Telecommunications data verification materials refer to call facts such as the phone number of the call recipient, call date and time, and call duration, as well as internet log records, connection location data (IP Address), and tracing data of the originating base station.’,
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, ‘The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 14th that it had compiled and released the ‘Usage Information and Telecommunications Data Verification Materials Provision and Assistance in Telecommunications Restriction Measures Status in the Second Half of 2023′ submitted by 104 telecommunications service providers (70 fixed-line operators and 34 value-added service providers).’,
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, ‘Compared to the previous year, the number of user information provided and the number of assistance in telecommunications restriction measures decreased, while the number of telecommunications data verification materials provided increased.’,
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, ‘‘User information’ includes basic personal information of telecommunication service users such as user name, resident registration number, address, registration and termination dates, phone number, and ID, and is acquired from telecommunications service providers by request through official letters from investigative agencies for the swift investigation of crimes such as voice phishing or kidnapping victims, in accordance with Article 83 of the Telecommunications Business Act.’,
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, ‘In the second half of 2023, the number of user information provided to the prosecution, police, National Intelligence Service, and other agencies decreased by 3,917 cases based on the number of phone numbers compared to the same period of the previous year (2,216,559 cases → 2,212,642 cases, -0.2%).’,
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, ‘In the second half of 2023, the number of telecommunications data verification materials provided to the prosecution, police, National Intelligence Service, etc., increased by 65,372 cases based on the number of phone numbers compared to the same period of the previous year (197,698 cases → 263,070 cases, 33.1%). Telecommunications data verification materials can only be acquired from telecommunications service providers with court approval according to the requirements and procedures set by the Telecommunications Secrets Protection Act.’,
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, ‘Even in the case of ‘telecommunications restriction measures’ targeting communication contents such as voice call contents and emails, investigative agencies can only implement them with court approval in accordance with the requirements and procedures set by the Telecommunications Secrets Protection Act. Such telecommunications restriction measures are carried out under a stricter constraint than the provision of telecommunications data verification materials, as they are limited to serious crimes such as treason and crimes related to explosives under the Telecommunications Secrets Protection Act.’,
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, ‘In the second half of 2023, the number of telecommunications restriction measures implemented by the National Intelligence Service and others decreased by 5 cases based on the number of phone numbers compared to the same period of the previous year (2,522 cases → 2,517 cases, -0.2%).’,
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