Korea Developed ID Screening System Using Airport Travelers' Data without Consent

June 1, 2019

The Korean government raised eyebrows by implementing an immigration screening system involving real-time facial recognition, using data supplied by the Ministry of Justice without consent from airport travelers. This raises questions about trustworthy AI and its governance.

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Alleged deployer: korean-ministry-of-justice, korean-ministry-of-science-and-information-and-communication-technology
Alleged developer: unnamed-korean-companies
Alleged harmed parties: travelers-in-korean-airports

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