19 November 1997: Add update of 19 November 1997
17 November 1997
Date: 19 Nov 1997 04:32:10
From: 9705674@skye.sms.ed.ac.uk
Subject: Forwarded: [Korea] Urgent Report on ID card pr
To: Recipients of conference <pol-sci-tech@igc.apc.org>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 16:26:01 +0900
From: Ko Youngkyong <frontist@member.sing-kr.org>
To: lm@mail.sing-kr.org, jca-sing@mail.sing-kr.org,
Roger.Clarke@anu.edu.au,
jkim@pobox.asc.upenn.edu, ipc@privacy.org, pi@privacy.org,
christina@sbgroup.com.au, capstikki@hotmail.com,
graham@austlii.edu.au,
mwoodbury@cpsr.org, newsfeedback@wired.com,
time-webmaster@pathfinder.com
Subject: [Korea] Urgent Report on ID card project
Reply-to: lm@mail.sing-kr.org
** Urgent Report on ID card project of Korea ** (November 18)
On November 17, the related law on ID card project has finally passed
the National Assembly. Inspite of negative public opinions and vigorous
objection of NGOs, the ruling party rammed the bill through the National
Assembly.
The Electronic National ID Card(official name- Citizen Card) is IC
type electronic ID card. Korean government is trying to issue this card to
all citizens over 17, by 1999. people must use this card wherever it is
needed such as public offices, banks, police and anywhere if it is settled
all part of society. And whenever one uses this card, there remains
electronic records about one's performances.
A huge computer networks will be built and connected each other as
well. It means various kinds of personal data get concentrated under one
system managed by government. One's record of performances are able to be
composed within this electronic database. So it enables mass dataveillence
system and seriously threatens privacy of people.
The project has been changed in some part. Driver's license, medical
insurance card and national pension card are excluded on IC chip. But it is
temporary we think, since the card still has IC chip(8 kbyte) same as
original project. It is very easy to add other items and data to the ID
card system. We believe that the IC chip and computer network is the main
source of problem but they remain unchanged.
We, Korean NGO Committee against Electronic National ID Card, will
protest the project more fiercely. We'll proceed disobedience movement
against the dangerous project. Keep your eyes on the ID card project and
situation of Korea, let your collegues know about it. Your active
participation is urgently needed for the privacy and human right of Korean
people.
Let's drive out the ghost of Big Brother on earth!
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Protest to Korean government!
President of South Korea
Mr.Kim Young-Sam
president of the Rupublic of Korea,
The Blue House(Chung-wa-dae), 1 SejongRo JongroKu,
Seoul,Korea, 110-050
#Fax : +82-2-770-0253
Ministry of Domestic Affairs
Citizen Part, Ministry of Domestic Affairs,
77 SejongRo JongroKu, Seoul, Korea 110-760
#Tel : +82-2-731-2291~5
#Fax : +82-2-731-2863
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> Korean NGO Task Force against Electronic National ID Card
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> Homepage URL: http://kpd.sing-kr.org/idcard/
> E-mail : frontist@member.sing-kr.org
> Phone : +82-2-855-1913
> Fax : +82-2-858-1913
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Sang-Hyun Kim
501 Patrick Geddes Hall
Milnes Court
Lawnmarket
Edinburgh EH1 2PF
United Kingdom
E-mail: 9705674@skye.sms.ed.ac.uk
Tel: 44-131-220-1964
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Date: 16 Nov 1997 17:05:17
From: 9705674@skye.sms.ed.ac.uk
Subject: (Fwd) RED ALERT of Privacy in Korea!
To: Recipients of conference <pol-sci-tech@igc.apc.org>
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Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 15:04:32 +0900
From: Ko Youngkyong <frontist@member.sing-kr.org>
To: lm@mail.sing-kr.org, jca-sing@mail.sing-kr.org, Roger.Clarke@anu.edu.au,
jkim@pobox.asc.upenn.edu, ipc@privacy.org, pi@privacy.org,
frontist@member.sing-kr.org
Subject: RED ALERT of Privacy in Korea!
** RED ALERT of Privacy in Korea! **
(November 14, 1997)
About the Electronic National ID Card project, situations gets rough
in South Korea. The ruling party, Shin-han-kuk Dang, and some
politicians of conservative Opposition party has passed related laws
on ID card project on November 13 in Domestic Affair Session. It was
a sudden terror to us and to the privacy of Korean people. In Korea,
for a law to be passed, it must be passed in the partial session of
National Assembly and be finally determined by whole conference (I
don't assure whether it correct or not). Whole conference will be
held on November 17. It may be difficult to stop passing of the law,
though we lobby some M.P.s. If the law should be passed, we will and
must begin a long, harsh struggle to the denial movement of ID card.
We think it may take several years like Australia. We, Task Force
against Electronic ID Card, and privacy advocates in Korea are
planning demonstrations within 2,3 days and some other actions of
expressing protest. We will do whatever we can.
Keep your eyes on! Please inform your fellows of this crisis of privacy
and help us in every way you can. It's RED ALERT of privacy in Korea.
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Korean NGO Task Force against Electronic National ID Card
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Homepage URL: http://kpd.sing-kr.org/idcard/
E-mail : frontist@member.sing-kr.org
Phone : +82-2-855-1913
Fax : +82-2-858-1913
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Sang-Hyun Kim
501 Patrick Geddes Hall
Milnes Court
Lawnmarket
Edinburgh EH1 2PF
United Kingdom
E-mail: 9705674@skye.sms.ed.ac.uk
Tel: 44-131-220-1964
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