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Awareness about privacy issues is increasing. There have been reports that sensitive personal information related to lawsuits is being disclosed as it is in the courts, not elsewhere.



Even the social security number and home address were posted in the Official Gazette, and reporter Ahn Hee-jae covered it.



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Song Woo-woong, who was convicted of spying in 1973 and sentenced to seven years in prison, was acquitted in November of last year, 27 years after a retrial.



The son, who had been litigating on behalf of the deceased Song, was surprised to see the retrial judgment posted in the Official Gazette.



Not only his father, but also his 13-digit resident registration number and home address were revealed.



[Song Tae-won / Victim of Personal Information Exposure: I did not expect that it would be announced this far, and the official gazette is not just for the (government or court) officials… . It might be possible to capture and use it without permission (I was worried.)] When the



reporters inquired about the facts about his son's report, Song's resident registration number was hidden from the posted judgment.



An official of the court in question explained that although the retrial verdict itself is required to be posted under the relevant law, it cannot be touched in principle, but it may be partially covered depending on the judgment of the practitioner.



According to the law, personal information has no choice but to be disclosed, but it is said that it is covered by the discretion of the practitioners.



Regarding the procedure for posting a criminal compensation decision, SBS pointed out the same problem three years ago, but at that time, the Supreme Court revised the internal guidelines after the report and took measures to cover the back digit of the resident registration number.



However, when we check the current situation again, we find that there are still many cases where occupations, addresses, and social security numbers have been disclosed.



[Choi Jeong-gyu / Attorney: I think (the court explanation) is just an excuse. By taking advantage of the purpose of the system, the court can do enough through various guidelines... .] The



Supreme Court announced that it would review measures to minimize exposure of personal information when disclosing judgments and strengthen practical training to thoroughly comply with the guidelines for determining criminal compensation.



(Video coverage: Lee Yong, Video editing: Kim Jong-tae)