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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Song Jeong-eun = Korea’s National Human Rights Commission pointed out on the 25th that the recent move to introduce facial recognition technology to public institutions could disrupt 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 the violation of fundamental rights when using facial recognition technology.
In particular, it was recommended that the Prime Minister completely prevent the introduction and use of this technology in public institutions and public spaces (moratorium) until a bill to prevent the risk of human rights violations from ‘remote real-time facial recognition technology’. is being prepared.
Real-time remote facial recognition is a technology that compares biometric information such as face information with existing data for remote recognition in a short time. As it targets an indefinite number of people, the risk of violating fundamental rights 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 facial recognition technology.
The Human Rights Commission also stated that when the state introduces and uses facial recognition technology, it should reflect the principle of respect for human rights, limit indiscriminate introduction and use, and establish standards that allow it as an exception or supplement only when necessary. public interest is recognised.
It was also emphasized that before developing or using facial recognition technology, a human rights impact assessment should be carried out by an organization with human rights expertise and independence.
The Human Rights Commission was concerned that “if the state collects and keeps and uses a wide range of people’s facial information without any special control, it can track and monitor specific individuals, which can violate privacy and the freedom of privacy.”
“This can cause a ‘restriction effect’ where people who have become vigilant are reluctant to even exercise their legal freedom to assemble and socialize in public spaces,” he said.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, who is very concerned about the risks of real-time remote facial recognition technology in 2021, recommended countries to prevent (moratorium) the use of this technology in public places.
sje@yna.co.kr
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