Kakao,,,,,,, 'If You Don't Like It, Get Out' Personal Information Effectively Faces Controversy Over 'Forced Collection'

Kakao's revised terms on the 19th newly included a clause stating that "Kakao will collect user usage records and patterns from various services provided on the internet and mobile, including social networking services (SNS), bulletin board services, online content provision, and location-based services." It is said that starting February next year, it will forcibly collect users' service usage records and patterns across all Kakao services including basic services like KakaoTalk profiles, open chat, short-form apps, and KakaoMap. They plan to analyze and summarize the collected information to use it for personalized content recommendations or advertising provisions, and will also provide content created with generative artificial intelligence (AI) after notification. Users are   voicing complaints that personal information is effectively being forcibly collected, because if you do not agree to the revised terms, you cannot use KakaoTalk itself. The method of selectively refusing only the newly added personal information collection items (opt-out) is not permitted, because the terms of use are considered 'consented' after a certain period. Kakao stated, "If you do not express your intention to refuse within 7 days after the revised terms take effect, it will be considered as consent," and added, "If you do not agree to the revised terms, you may terminate the usage contract." Revised The terms and conditions are said to take effect from February 4 next year, but on the 21st, online communities and other platforms have been flooding with complaints such as, "Isn't this a threat to hand over personal information?", "If that's the case, I'd rather use text messages like before," and "Crossing the line relying solely on route dependence." Especially Movement path information generated by platforms like KakaoT and KakaoMap can identify and specify individuals, which can identify and specify individuals, causing significant anxiety among users, and recent successive personal information leaks by major platforms have further heightened these concerns. There are criticisms that Kakao's recent revision violates the 'minimum collection principle' and 'legality and legitimacy' requirements under the Personal Information Protection Act, and KakaoTalk's 'market monopoly status' is also being controversial. They openly say they will forcibly collect data, say, 'If you don't agree, leave,' 'Why does corporate tyranny like 'whatever' happen even if leaks happen only in Korea??? Are consumers so vulnerable???????