South Korea privacy watchdog warns against public facial recognition deployments
The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) warned earlier today against the country’s plans to deploy facial recognition for…
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South Korea launches mobile driver’s license trial, plans mid-year general availability
South Korea has introduced its mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) with a trial version carrying the same legal status as the…
South Korea launching facial recognition CCTV pilot to trace COVID cases
South Korea is planning to add facial recognition to the technology arsenal of its contact-tracing initiative, with the hope of…
Rights groups demand halt to South Korea facial recognition surveillance project
A project intended to develop an artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition system to be used for airport immigration purposes, spearheaded by…
Indonesia, Philippines, Kenya contend with digital inclusion, South Korea extends verification
Authorities in South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Kenya are contending with multiple aspects of digital identity. South Korea plans…
South Korea boasts 1 million digital driver’s license app users, plans to expand digital ID use
Over 1 million South Koreans have downloaded the digital driver’s license app, the Korea Herald reports, citing information released by…
South Korea adds biometric authentication rules for mobile transaction security, Taiwan could follow
State watchdog the Korea Financial Telecommunications and Clearings Institute (KFTC) has introduced a new biometric authentication model to protect online…
South Korea advances digital ID, electronic certificate adoption for domestic air travel and more
Starting March 20, South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is allowing citizens to use digital identity to board…
Airport biometrics launched in South Korea and Poland as U.S. oversight board weighs benefits
Biometric deployments at airports continue at a rapid pace, with deployments in South Korea and Poland, as details continue to…
Mandatory fingerprinting of children in South Korea faces backlash
Legislation introduced in April by a group of South Korea lawmakers to allow the government to collect and retain fingerprints…
