It might become harder to obtain an anonymous cell phone number if laws like these continue to spread across the world. We shouldn’t need to give our face to hop on a plane, much less obtain a phone number.
See: Clearview AI and their efforts to sell your face to government agencies.
Yeah, that is definitely not good. I hope this doesn’t come to the US.
I’m hoping one of these days we can ditch phone numbers altogether.
South Korea has a population of almost 52 million and has experienced two major data theft incidents this year that impacted more than half of all residents. E-tailer Coupang leaked over 30 million records, an incident that cost its CEO his job.
SK Telecom, exposed data describing all of its 23 million customers.
The thought that face biometrics will be added to future data leaks is scary.
KYC is already required to buy a SIM card in South Korea. This new policy strikes me as being intrusive and disproportionate.
Would this even work given the amount of plastic surgery South Koreans supposedly put themselves through?