South Korea Mandates Facial Recognition for SIM Purchases to Combat Scams

South Korea Mandates Facial Recognition for SIM Purchases to Combat Scams

First seen 22 Dec 2025, 13:58 UTC •TheregisterBitdefender •94% similarity •30.7

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On December 22, 2025, South Korea's government announced a new policy requiring mobile carriers to use facial recognition scans for verifying the identity of new customers. This measure aims to combat the issue of criminals registering mobile phone accounts to perpetrate scams, including voice phishing. The policy expands upon existing customer authentication protocols.

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