Resident ID system faces overhaul

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http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140929000954

By Yoon Min-sik
heraldcorp.com
2014-09-29

The government hosted Monday a public hearing to gather suggestions on its 
plan to revise the resident registration number system.

The overhaul comes after a series of data breaches raised concerns about 
the 13-digit numbers that are issued to every Korean citizen at birth, and 
are commonly used for identification throughout their lives.

“The revamping of the resident number aims to enhance protection of 
private information, so that people no longer have to suffer from data 
theft,” said an official from the Ministry of Security and Public 
Administration, which cohosted the gathering with the Korea Research 
Institute for Local Administration. “(At the hearing) we will find the 
best way to minimize the social cost and inconvenience to the public.”

The resident number contains information such as date and place of birth 
and gender. Because there is only one number per person, it is often used 
for identification both online and offline and is a primary target for 
data theft.

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