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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Song Jeong-eun = The National Human Rights Commission of Korea pointed out on the 25th that the recent movement to introduce face recognition technology into public institutions may infringe on privacy and freedom of expression.
The Human Rights Commission expressed its opinion to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister to promote legislation to prevent violation of basic rights when using face recognition technology.
In particular, it was recommended to the Prime Minister to completely stop the introduction and use of this technology in public institutions and public places (moratorium) until a bill to prevent the risk of human rights infringement of ‘real-time remote face recognition technology’ is prepared.
Real-time remote face recognition is a technology that compares biometric information such as face information with existing data to identify it from a distance in a short time. In that it targets an unspecified number of people, the risk of fundamental rights violation is very high, so it should be banned in principle.
Previously, the Government Complex Management Headquarters of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security announced on the 9th that it would build an access system that connects mobile civil service cards and face recognition technology.
The Human Rights Commission also said that when the state introduces and uses face recognition technology, it should reflect the principle of respect for human rights, restrict indiscriminate introduction and use, and establish standards that allow it as an exception or supplement only when the need for public interest is recognized.
It was also emphasized that before developing or utilizing face recognition technology, a human rights impact assessment should be conducted by an institution with human rights expertise and independence.
The Human Rights Commission was concerned that “if the state collects and retains and uses a wide range of people’s face information without any special control, it can track and monitor specific individuals, which can infringe on the privacy and freedom of privacy.”
“This can cause a ‘constriction effect’ in which people who have grown vigilant are reluctant to even exercise their legal freedom of assembly and association in public places,” he said.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, strongly concerned regarding the risks of real-time remote facial recognition technology in 2021, recommended countries to stop (moratorium) the use of this technology in public places.
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