글로벌 스탠다드에 부합하는 인물정보서비스의 개선방안에 관한 연구

In line with the growing significance of personal information, the personal research service should be operated in a way that guarantees individuals the de facto right to make decisions regarding listing their information on the service. It is therefore necessary to shed light on the personal research service that began in 1980 from the perspectives of privacy protection. Throughout the stages of the personal research service, the individuals must be guaranteed with the right to make decisions on their information listed as part of the service. For this, they should be notified in the process of collecting information and their approval must be obtained. It is imperative that when the personal information is collected, it should be done in the two categories of i) required and ii) optional, and if the individuals wish, they should be able to withdraw the information they provided. Sensitive information must not be provided to the third parties while non-sensitive information is collected and provided based on the principle of minimal collection. To ensure that the information is up-to-date and accurate, the information owners should be inquired regularly to confirm the information. It is necessary that the personal research service continues to hold the information of the persons who pass away. In such case, the accuracy and other nature of the information of the deceased may be confirmed and guaranteed by the bereaved family to whom the right is passed on. The fee to using the service is inevitable as the upkeep of such service requires management. One of the serious options to consider with regard to this service is to give the information owners the right to use the personal information database so as to encourage them to participate and provide their information. Considering the nature of the personal research service is for the good of the public, the provision of information to the third parties for profit must be strictly prohibited. The provision to the third parties, if any, must be confined to the business affiliates of the service. With the reasonable regulatory measures proposed in consideration of the rights of the information owners and the business rights of the personal research services, the personal research services may now have found a platform on which they rise from the potential legal disputes and commit to their fundamental roles.