World Bank officials discuss using Korea’s national digital ID as a model
Officials of the state-owned Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) and those of a World Bank…
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Efforts to provide digital ID for access to govt services advance
As countries work to facilitate the way their citizens, both home and abroad, can access public services or complete online…
Samsung Wallet now supports mobile drivers licenses in South Korea
Samsung Wallet is the first privately-run mobile app to introduce the South Korean government’s mobile ID cards, including mobile driver’s…
Deepfakes proliferate across Asia during busy election year
An editorial in South Korea’s Chosun Daily shows the scale of illegal deepfake activity ahead of April elections in the…
South Korea privacy regulator to investigate Worldcoin’s biometrics handling
Another government is raising an eyebrow at Worldcoin’s iris biometrics bonanza. The Republic of Korea’s Personal Information Protection Committee (PIPC)…
Biometric feedback used to prevent motion sickness in Korean military vehicle
A release says Hyundai Mobis has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea Marine Corps to…
Samsung Wallet adds support for Idemia mDLs, starting with Iowa and Arizona
Samsung’s U.S. subsidiary has partnered with Idemia to allow mobile driver’s licenses to be integrated stored in and shared from…
CyberLink’s facial recognition receives South Korean cybersecurity certification
CyberLink, the company that has been putting facial recognition into companion robots, has a new certificate that will help it…
Clear spars over TSA report after security incident follows enrollment error
Biometric security has debuted in a Korean airport and there are plans to install it in Kazakhstan. But a private-industry…
South Korean bank rolls out ATM withdrawals with Alchera facial recognition
South Korean startup Alchera will help the country’s longest-operating bank introduce access to banking services through facial recognition at a…
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