<blockquote>The anti-terrorism bill that the lawmakers were opposing will allow wiretap surveillance of suspects and the collection of personal data relating to them. The bill was introduced in the wake of recent nuclear tests by North Korea. President Park Geun-hye has insisted that the new legislation is essential for national security.</blockquote>
via <a href="https://thestack.com/security/2016/03/02/south-korea-breaks-filibuster-record-fighting-new-surveillance-bill/">South Korea breaks record trying to block surveillance</a>.
<blockquote>The new powers passed in assembly will fall to South Korea’s National Intelligence Service, which has already earned the <a href="http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/496473.html" target="_blank">opprobrium</a> of South Korean critics by performing packet tapping on Gmail accounts, as well as accusations that<strong> it helped elect Geun-hye</strong> by <a href="http://www.dailiang.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=51839" target="_blank">manipulating</a> the presidential election in 2012</blockquote>