Guro-gu Begins Pilot Operation of Parking Safety Number Service

Protecting Personal Information with 'Parking Safety Number' Instead of Mobile Phone Number... Pilot Operation Until the End of November, Expansion Under Review

Guro-gu (District Mayor Moon Heon-il) announced on the 7th that it will begin a pilot operation of the 'Parking Safety Number Service' for 1,000 residents starting this month.

The 'Parking Safety Number Service' is a service that uses a safety number instead of a personal mobile phone number as an emergency contact left on a vehicle during parking or stopping. By minimizing the exposure of personal information, it is effective in preventing various crimes such as spam calls, advertising messages, and voice phishing.

In August, the district established the 'Guro-gu Personal Information Protection Project Activation Support Ordinance' to provide a legal basis for promoting the project, and subsequently signed a business agreement with the specialized company SMTNT Co., Ltd., completing preparations for the full-scale project.

When using the Parking Safety Number Service, a 12-digit safety number starting with 0504 is issued instead of the actual mobile phone number. Calls can be received without exposing personal information, and incoming calls to the safety number can be confirmed through notifications on the mobile phone screen.

The service application is available to Guro-gu residents who own or use a vehicle. Only one person per vehicle can apply.

Applications can be submitted on the Guro-gu Office website until November 30, and the service is limited to the first 1,000 applicants.

Based on the results of the pilot operation, the district plans to review service operation improvements and the possibility of expansion.

A Guro-gu official stated, "We will actively promote the Parking Safety Number Service so that more residents can use it," and added, "We ask for the interest and participation of residents to protect their valuable personal information."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.