Three mobile carriers start offering mobile ID service, allowing age verification with a single app = South Korea

On the 22nd, three mobile telecommunications companies, SK Telecom (SKT), KT, and LG Uplus (LGU+), announced the introduction of a "mobile identification card (resident registration card model)" which has the same legal force as an identification card such as a passport.
We have launched the ``Pass Mobile ID Verification Service,'' which allows you to check the age and authenticity of your ID through QR code authentication using the ``Pass Mobile ID Verification Service, Mobile Driver License Verification Service.''
announced that it had started. ``Pass Mobile ID Verification Service'' allows store staff to use the app's ``QR Authentication'' menu to verify the mobile ID card registered in the app of customers visiting the store.
The method is to scan the QR code. Stores and customers can use the app for free if they have the app installed on their smartphones.
This will allow businesses that require age verification, such as stores that sell alcoholic beverages, and the youth of the purchaser.
It is expected that this system will be mainly used by people with disabilities. Starting on the 22nd, the three mobile communications companies will protect minors from drinking alcohol and provide access to small businesses in areas where many young people visit, such as Hong Dae and Gangnam.
We are running a campaign to encourage the use of apps. A mobile communications carrier official said, ``We are striving to make the app an essential app in daily life that does not require a wallet through services that are closely connected to daily life.''
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