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Buy South Korea ID Card.Image captionSouth Korean president Park Geun-hye was herself a victim of data theft
South Korean id cards system may need a complete overhaul following huge data thefts dating back to 2004.
The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday a new type of identification card will be issued to foreigners staying in South Korea for more than 90 days, starting on Saturday.Buy South Korea ID Card
This is the first time in 12 years the ministry will introduce a new design for a Residence Card, formerly known as an Alien Registration Card.Buy South Korea ID Card
A new Residence Card will feature a full-color photo of the holder that is 35 percent larger than the current version. The current design has a black-and-white photo of the holder. Also, the holder’s photo will be moved from the left side to the right.
The new version will no longer show a holder’s binary gender on the top right, marked as either “M” (male) or “F” (female). The seventh digit of a holder’s registration number will instead indicate that those with either “5” or “7” is a man, and those with “6” or “8” is a woman.Buy South Korea ID Card.
Moreover, a QR code will be added to the bottom right of the card that so that the holder’s information can be read through a digital scanner.
Those having their first Residence Card issued in an immigration office in Korea starting in April will have the new ID cards, as well as foreign residents who have lost their IDs or have their visa changed. Reissuance of a card is not mandatory for those who already have one, but those who wish can pay 30,000 won to get a new one.
There are several reasons that the South Korea ID cards have proved so easy to steal:
South Korea Id Cards numbers started to be issued in the 1960s and still follow the same pattern. The first few digits are the user’s birth date, followed by either a one for male or two for female
Their usage across different sectors makes them master keys for hackers, say experts
If details are leaked, citizens are unable to change them
The government required net-users who wanted to deal with banks or shops online to use a Microsoft product and ActiveX to provide a digital signature but critics say it was a simple password that could easily be duplicated
The news will be an embarrassment for a country that has gained a reputation as one of the most tech-savvy nations in the world.
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