February 23 and November 8 in 2021.
2. In response, on January 26, 2022, Complainant filed the constitutional
complaint in this case, arguing that Article 83, Section (3) of the
Telecommunications Business Act, which sets forth that telecommunications
business operators may provide users’ personal information at the request
of investigative agencies, violated the rule against excessive restriction,
rule of clarity, and principle of warrant and, thus, infringed upon his
fundamental rights.
D. 2022Hun-Ma126
1. Complainants are people who use the telecommunications service
provided by telecommunications business operators, Companies A, B,
and C.
2. Complainants became aware of the fact that Respondents had
acquired their communications data as described in Appendix 4, and
filed the constitutional complaint in this case on January 28, 2022,
alleging that their right to informational self-determination, etc. are
infringed both by Respondents’ communications data acquisition
activities listed in Appendix 4 and by Article 83, Section (3) and the
proviso of Article 83, Section (4) of the Telecommunications Business
Act, which are the legal basis of the acquisition.
Ⅱ. Subject Matter of Review
A. 2016Hun-Ma388
1. Complainants J.S. et al. are challenging the constitutionality of the
communications data acquisition activities listed in Appendix 3.
2. Furthermore, Complainants are also challenging the constitutionality
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