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KT to Offer WiFi Service with Upgraded Privacy Protection


KT models introducing the company's International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) protection technology. (image: KT)

KT models introducing the company’s International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) protection technology. (image: KT)

SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire)KT Corp., a major South Korean telecommunication company, said Sunday its WiFi service will have upgraded security with encryption-based privacy protection technology.

KT said it will apply a technology that protects International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for Android phones to its 130,000 wireless zones nationwide. IMSI is a unique number that identifies a subscriber in the wireless world.

KT said its system will encrypt IMSI and will protect users’ data on their mobile devices and at WiFi access points. The company introduced such a system for Apple’s iPhones in October.

KT said mobile devices that run on Android 10 OS will support its IMSI protection system without special settings.

(Yonhap)

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