강미 | learning koreanMinistry of Information and Communication introduces new online ID system
From The Hankyoreh:
South Korea has introduced a new personal identification number system for use on the Internet, a move intended to block personal data theft prevalent in cyberspace, a government ministry said Monday.
Under a set of guidelines by the Ministry of Information and Communication, the new identification numbers called “i-PIN” will be available on the Internet starting Monday, along with the existing “citizen registration numbers.”
i-PIN stands for Internet personal identification number.
Internet users will be allowed to choose either i-PIN or their registration numbers to confirm their identity on Internet sites.
No word on whether it will solve the online registration problem we non-Korean citizens experience.
Posted by kangmi on October 4, 2006 at 10:12 AM0 comments