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South Korea Fines Crypto Project Worldcoin 1.1 Billion Won for Privacy Violations

SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has imposed a fine of 1.1 billion won on Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project that collected iris scans from about 30,000 South Korean users without proper legal grounds and transferred the data overseas in violation of privacy laws. The PIPC announced on September 26 [...]

Iris Recognition on Smartphones yet to Satisfy Consumers

SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Iris recognition is the new “in” feature for smartphones that has yet to take off with consumers, and Samsung Electronics’ new flagship set to be unveiled next month may set the standard for the technology, industry watchers said Thursday. Samsung has disclosed in its invitations to the uncloaking of [...]