KakaoPay returns to court as judges probe legal basis of South Korea privacy sanction

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By Jenny Lee ( April 9, 2026, 07:18 GMT | Insight) — KakaoPay returned to court on Thursday after judges in South Korea reopened arguments to probe lingering questions over the legal framework behind the privacy watchdog’s sanctions, with the payment giant and the regulator clashing again over whether the disputed data transfers to Apple via Alipay were outsourcing or an unlawful third-party provision.KakaoPay returned to court on Thursday after judges in South Korea reopened arguments to probe lingering questions over the legal framework behind the privacy watchdog’s sanctions, with the payment giant and the regulator clashing again over whether the disputed data transfers to Apple via Alipay were outsourcing or an unlawful third-party provision….

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