Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 15:04:32 +0900 From: Ko Youngkyong <frontist@member.sing-kr.org> Subject: RED ALERT of Privacy in Korea!

Dear Comrads,

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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