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Korea's financial regulator has suspended telemarketing activities by all financial
institutions, including insurers, in the wake of a massive leak of the personal data of
at least 20 million credit card holders from three credit card companies.
But this also is stirring controversy in the nation. Let's discuss this issue in depth
on today's edition of "Business Today" with Dr. Kim Byoung-joo, the head of KL&P Consulting
and our regular commentator on this program.
Telemarketing by the financial sector is a big issue. First of all, let's start with
the government actions that started
the latest controversy?
And that translates to job issues?
How severe will the impact of the latest government action really be, on an individual level as well
as industry-wide?
-- [ : Monthly
Earnings of Telemarketers in the Financial Sector]
But we know that many consumers hope that, with the latest controversy over the information
leak, we will all get fewer calls from financial telemarketers?
What are the proper policy responses to this, now
and in the long run?