Search results for Privacy by Design
Telecommunications & Media
Privacy watchdog recommends improving face authentication for mobile phone activation
South Korea\'s Personal Information Protection Commission recommended that the Ministry of Science and ICT improve its face authentication scheme used when activating mobile phone service. The commission said it found insufficient review of privacy safeguards for handling biometric facial data, which is treated as sensitive information under the privacy law. It pointed to unclear legal grounds, limited ability to refuse consent, and a need to minimise data processed by contractors\' systems.
AI & Enterprise
South Korea to launch tailored inspections by personal data risk level
South Korea will begin full-scale, tailored inspections of personal data handling from the second half of this year based on the level of privacy-infringement risk. The Personal Information Protection Commission presented a plan to shift to a prevention-focused personal data management system at a meeting of economy-related ministers on May 22. The government will classify sectors into high, medium and low risk groups and apply differentiated oversight. It will also institutionalise privacy-by-design principles and expand supply-chain controls and related technology research.
AI & Enterprise
Meta introduces fully private AI chat feature
Meta is introducing a private AI chat feature for WhatsApp and the Meta AI app that is designed so even the company cannot read the conversations. The new mode, called Incognito Chat with Meta AI, does not save chats by default and messages disappear. Meta said it runs on WhatsApp’s Private Processing technology, with computing done in a secure environment inaccessible to Meta. The rollout will be phased over the coming months.
