A cell phone retailer in Yongsan, Seoul, is seen on this file picture. Yonhap
Korea on Tuesday launched a trial interval for a brand new coverage requiring folks to endure real-time face recognition when registering a brand new cell phone quantity, as the federal government goals to curb rip-off makes an attempt utilizing illegally registered accounts.
The nation’s three cell carriers — SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus — together with cell digital community operators, will likely be required to comply with the process in each in-person and distant settings below the brand new coverage, which is about to be formally launched in March.
Below the coverage, candidates are required to scan their face utilizing PASS, an identification app developed by the three cell carriers and broadly utilized by public organizations.
Amid issues over the gathering of biometric data, the federal government stated the method solely verifies whether or not candidates’ precise faces match the images on their identification playing cards and that the info is not going to be saved.
The federal government additionally plans to revise the legislation to require cell carriers to inform customers of dangers of changing into concerned in crimes linked to illegally registered telephones and likewise require them to supervise new subscriptions to stop any fraudulent actions by their retailers.
