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Calls for anti-cyber terrorism bill resurface in South Korea

South Korean experts disagree on law's effectiveness

Calls for the enactment of the “anti-cyber terrorism bill” resurfaced in South Korean politics Tuesday, after a series of alleged North Korean cyber attacks hit the country.

The bill is the center of controversy as more security could infringe on the privacy of many South Koreans.

“The North’s cyber-terror attacks on South Korea are happening more frequently. We have inadequate countermeasures, and people are becoming more anxious,” Kim Kwang-lim, chairperson of the Saenuri Party Policy Committee said Tuesday.

“I strongly urge the anti-cyber terrorism bill be passed, which is pending in the National Assembly,” Kim added, according to Yonhap News Agency.

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