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[Link] Korean Facial Recognition Project Faces Opposition
Read: 1/12/2021 hackaday.com
It was discovered last month that a South Korean government project has been providing millions of facial images taken at Incheon International Airport to private industry without the consent of those photographed.
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[Link] 'There have been rumours': Why the next two years could decide the fate of Kim Jong Un
Read: 29/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The North Korean side of the border is unkempt, as the maintenance crews won't risk coming into close contact with the south. South Korea is now averaging about 4,000 cases a day. More worrying is the acute spike in serious cases.
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[Link] Widow of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-hwan offers ‘deep apology’ for brutal rule
Read: 28/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The widow of South Korea’s last military dictator has issued a brief apology over the “pains and scars” caused by her husband’s brutal rule as dozens of relatives and former aides gathered at a Seoul hospital to pay their final respects to Chun Doo-hwan.
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[Link] Hellbound: the South Korean death-fest that wipes the floor with Squid Game
Read: 27/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
The easiest thing in the world would be to call Hellbound the new Squid Game. After all, they’re both South Korean dramas, they both deal in violent death and they’re both smash hits on Netflix.
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[Link] ‘Nine Eyes’? Bill Would Look at Adding Four Countries to Intel-Sharing Pact
Read: 4/11/2021 www.defenseone.com
The United States’ “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing pact is a World War II relic that needs updating to better keep tabs on China, the chairman of a key house subcommittee on intelligence told Defense One. Arizona Democrat Rep.
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[Link] South Korean Men Who Jizz on Women’s Things May Soon Be Charged With ‘Semen Terrorism’
Read: 15/8/2021 www.vice.com
Most men who perpetrated these acts walked away with fines, partly because ejaculating or smearing one’s semen onto someone’s belongings does not classify as a sex crime in South Korea.
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[Link] Studio Dunks On Cyberpunk 2077 While Explaining Open-World Game Delay
Read: 15/8/2021 kotaku.com
If players are going to dunk on Cyberpunk 2077, it was only a matter of time before other game studios did it too.
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[Link] Disgraced former K-pop star Seungri sent to jail and fined $1.3 million in prostitution case
Read: 13/8/2021 www.abc.net.au
Disgraced former K-pop star Seungri has been jailed for three years after being convicted of arranging prostitution and other charges stemming from a sex and drugs scandal.
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[Link] Toomics Reports Its Own Website for Copyright Infringements
Read: 3/8/2021 torrentfreak.com
Popular webtoon subscription service Toomics is quite active on the anti-piracy front. Unfortunately, the Korean company is not very accurate as its takedown notices target perfectly legal content on Facebook, Amazon, Pinterest and Netflix.
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[Link] Young North Koreans told to shun slang and ‘cultural penetration’ from South
Read: 20/7/2021 www.theguardian.com
Young North Koreans have been warned to adhere to the country’s standard language and follow “traditional lifestyles” as part of the regime’s campaign to stamp out cultural influences from neighbouring South Korea.
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