France and South Korea team up on AI data protection

The French data protection authority CNIL and South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission have jointly developed a poster to raise awareness of privacy risks linked to generative AI.

The initiative builds on their ongoing cooperation under a memorandum of understanding signed in October 2022 and follows a previous joint poster on children’s and adolescents’ right to self-determination over personal data.

The new poster, titled ‘Generative AI and Privacy’, provides practical guidance on how users can protect their personal data before, during, and after using generative AI services. CNIL said the material is designed to be easy to understand as generative AI becomes more widely used across age groups.

Both authorities said that generative AI offers new opportunities but also poses challenges for personal data protection, particularly for teenagers and young users. The poster is available in Korean, French, and English, and may be translated into other languages upon request from interested data protection authorities.

CNIL and PIPC said they will promote and use the poster through various initiatives, including online and offline distribution to middle and high schools, social networking service posts, and events.

The two authorities also agreed to continue strengthening international cooperation and policy collaboration, especially to protect children’s and adolescents’ personal data as generative AI expands.

Why does it matter?

The initiative shows how data protection authorities are using public-awareness tools to respond to everyday privacy risks created by generative AI. While it is not a regulatory measure, the cooperation between CNIL and PIPC highlights growing attention to youth data protection, AI literacy, and cross-border coordination between privacy regulators.

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