Exemption from data protection for young users of job search sites
Published2022.01.11 13:54To ease the burden of communication costs for young people, data usage fees for job search sites will be waived, and additional data will be provided to users in their 20s.
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Minister Lim Hye-sook) announced on the 11th that it will implement a data promotion in cooperation with telecommunication companies to ease the burden of telecommunication costs for young people.
The three major mobile carriers and mobile carriers have decided to exempt data usage fees for job search sites such as Worknet for six months to ease the burden of data usage on young people seeking employment.
If young users aged 19 to 34 use the Worknet (www.work.go.kr), Disabled Employment Portal (worktogether.or.kr), Job Training Portal (hrd.go.kr), and Employment Welfare Plus Center (workplus.go.kr) websites via mobile, data usage fees will be automatically waived.
In addition, the three mobile carriers are providing additional promotional support, such as providing additional data and English education content, to users in their 20s.
SKT is offering three data refill coupons for young users, valid until May 31, 2022. Coupons have been issued to all users in this age group, and can be used through mobile T World and other platforms.
KT is running a promotion that provides an additional 2GB of data per month for 6 months to young users. KT users who wish to receive the benefits can install the 'Y Box' app and apply through the app. Users who apply between December 6, 2021 and January 31, 2022 will receive an additional 6 months of data starting from the month following the application date.
LGU+ announced that it will provide access to AI-based English education content for two months upon application from young users, and that it has completed issuing content access rights by accepting applications from users from December 6, 2021 to December 31, 2021.
Budget mobile carriers such as Inscobee and Free Telecom have also decided to join efforts to alleviate the burden of telecommunication costs for young people by offering discounts on telecommunication fees to new subscribers in their 20s starting in January.
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