2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (334+ words) People walk past a mobile phone retail shop in Seoul, Tuesday. Yonhap Facial authentication was introduced into mobile phone activation procedures on Tuesday in an effort to eradicate so-called "ghost phones" used in voice phishing scams. According to the Ministry…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago  (329+ words) Korea on Tuesday launched a trial period for a new policy requiring people to undergo real-time face recognition when registering a new mobile phone number, as the government aims to curb scam attempts using illegally registered accounts. The country's three…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (207+ words) A smartphone store in Seoul's Yongsan District, Feb. 20, 2023 / Yonhap Korea will make it mandatory for people to undergo facial recognition when opening a new mobile phone number, as part of efforts to root out illegally registered handsets used for scams,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago  (196+ words) The Friends tab, left, of KakaoTalk messenger after an update / Courtesy of Kakao Kakao said Tuesday it will update the KakaoTalk messenger to remove the Instagram-style feed that sparked widespread public complaints and restore the original version of the Friends…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (276+ words) The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has recently been spotted holding what appeared to be a Chinese foldable smartphone, as members of the country's ruling class are frequently seen with the latest smartphone technologies. A photo published…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago  (470+ words) A picture taken on October 5, 2021 in Toulouse shows the logo of Reddit social media displayed by a by a tablet and a smartphone. Australia will ban young teenagers from social media on December 10, 2025, launching a world-first crackdown designed to unglue…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (226+ words) Samsung Electroincs' Galaxy Z TriFold is seen at a media event held in southern Seoul, Dec. 2. Yonhap Samsung Electronics on Friday launched the Galaxy Z TriFold, the company's new foldable smartphone model, in South Korea, drawing long lines of early…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (731+ words) A teenager poses holding a mobile phone as law banning social media for users under 16 in Australia takes effect, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 10. Reuters-Yonhap MELBOURNE, Australia " Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (459+ words) The LG Uplus artificial intelligence call assistant service ixi-O is displayed on a phone in front of the company's headquarters in Yongsan District, Seoul, Sunday. Yonhap LG Uplus is facing mounting questions over the security architecture of its artificial intelligence…...