National Police Agency Expands Mobile Official ID Nationwide

The National Police Agency announced on the 26th that it will expand the operation of mobile government employee IDs nationwide starting next month.

In January of this year, the police conducted a pilot operation of mobile government employee IDs in Sejong City and Ulsan City. A total of 1,065 people applied for the issuance of mobile government employee IDs, with high issuance rates among personnel belonging to district police stations, police substations, and mobile units where the use of IDs for random checks and on-site identification is frequent.

The mobile government employee ID is issued only to government employees who possess a physical plastic ID and wish to receive it, and it holds the same validity as the physical ID for identification of police officers. The mobile ID digitizes the government employee ID information and stores it on the individual's smartphone, offering higher security and management efficiency compared to physical cards.

A police official stated, "While physical IDs could be misused if lost, mobile IDs can be remotely deleted if the phone is lost," adding, "It is expected that the possibility of misuse in crimes will decrease."

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