Personal information of Korean users of AliExpress provided to 190,000 merchants

The Korean Citizens' Council for Consumer Sovereignty (hereinafter referred to as Consumer Sovereignty) has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese e-commerce platform "AliExpress" for collecting personal information of Korean users.
On the 10th, the company announced that it was collecting data and providing it to over 190,000 local sellers. Consumer Sovereignty said, "China's AliExpress is attracting users with low-priced products and using them as bait to purchase products to take advantage of Korean profits.
"AliExpress is demanding that users sign comprehensive agreements to its extremely unfavorable terms and conditions and personal information processing policies, including personal privacy information that is unrelated to product purchases," the company said.
The number of Chinese AliExpress product sellers in China is 188,432.
"They say they are following the dispute resolution procedures for personal information infringement, but Korean law does not allow disputes.
"There is no way to resolve the dispute," he said. According to Consumer Sovereignty, the personal information that was allegedly provided to the Chinese seller included bank account information, payment information, mobile phone information, cash receipts, etc.
This includes receipt information. Consumer Sovereignty stated, "Even for sellers who have received personal information, contact information and links have not been provided, and some of these sellers do not appear in Internet searches.
"The reliability of these sellers is seriously questionable, and the dates and times for provision are clearly stated as 'when necessary,' making it unclear and ambiguous," the group said.
The consumer sovereignty group said, "The government has made clear that AliExpress has suspended the sale of 188,432 sellers.
"Relevant information should be made available to users," he said, emphasizing that "a thorough investigation is also needed into the actual state and capabilities of managing such personal information."