Quote:According to foreign reports, Nexon Korea has been fined a hefty amount of over 6 million USD for illegally sharing the details of 1.8 million Nexon users with 3rd parties. Another fine of 120,000 USD was also slapped on the Korean online gaming giant for this unauthorized act. According to Nexon Korea, the charge was already confirmed back in 2010, but the final amount to penalize was delayed till recently.


This fine amount has got nothing to do with the recent hacking case (link), where the details of MapleStory players were obtained. The court has yet to confirm Nexon as guilty thus far, but it seems unlikely the company will avoid another hefty penalty payment.


After continued hacking cases, the Korean government has also declared it will be illegal for game companies to obtain gamers' Social Security Number (KSSN) as part of the signup process starting from 18th August 2012. Other methods are to be used, including mobile identification.


Current personal information of users, such as KSSN, is to be wiped by 17th August 2014 as part of the new law. As a gesture of goodwill, the government is giving companies an extended period of 6 month (till February 2013) to implement the new systems.

A new law will also come into effect next month, making "companies" which earn revenue through selling game gold and items illegal. The exact details are still unknown, but the action of "trading more than 10 times in a period of 6 months, including earning over 12 million KRW" is the new guideline for authorities to take action on. More info here (link).


Many more new law changes regarding online gaming in Korea will be announced soon, and they will no doubt leave companies sweating and gamers happy with the stern improvements on security and fair gaming.

Justin Wrote:I saw that edit. And my retort to your "inb4 everyone quits GMS for KMS" is....

Inb4 KMS actually puts in an IP ban on non-korean IPs.

Quote:A new law will also come into effect next month, making "companies" which earn revenue through selling game gold and items illegal.

Quote:For online role-playing games, the law prohibits users from using programs that allow in-game characters to hunt and collect items without the need of a player controlling them.

MrTouchnGo Wrote:The article linked from there is actually pretty interesting.



Does the US already have a similar law?

MrTouchnGo Wrote:The article linked from there is actually pretty interesting.



Does the US already have a similar law?

Quote:but it seems unlikely the company will avoid another hefty penalty payment.

Quote:hefty amount of over 6 million USD

Quote:Another fine of 120,000 USD

ResistGreen Wrote:~Quitting GMS for KMS

Spadow Wrote:Nexon Korea doesn't store your social security number anymore with their new ''Nexon Email ID''. But there is still an amount of users with the old account type.



Why? It will practically impossible for you to signup for a Korean game id if companies cannot accept social security numbers anymore. The new law will force everyone to identify by: i-Pin, birth documents, credit card and phone. Four things foreigners cannot simply easy get compared to a social security number. But there are already companies who offer these kind of options.

Sephie Wrote:[MENTION=75]Spadow[/MENTION]; According to you, isn't KMS just as bad as GMS in terms of botting/hacking?

Spadow Wrote:But in GMS it's out of control with dupe, item generator and what else. Many people can get access to it.
In KMS you can find a lot of multiple botters in one channel. Nexon has tried many ways to get rid of botters but...

Takebacker Wrote:Dupe and item generation have been fixed for a relative eternity at this point.

Raul Wrote:6 million dollars is now "hefty" for a company that makes hundreds of millions of dollars every year?

DamageCalc Wrote:Idk can you throw around 6 million dollars a day?

ShinkuDragon Wrote:but can a big company throw 6 million dollars once?

not the same thing