Korea Technology Finance Corporation to Advance AI-Based Security System... Strengthening Personal Data Protection

Automatic Identification and Masking System to Be Introduced Within the Year

Korea Technology Finance Corporation is set to advance its AI-based security system in earnest to strengthen personal data protection, in line with the government's artificial intelligence (AI) transformation policy.

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This initiative is part of a technology-driven security enhancement strategy designed to create a trustworthy AI administrative service environment for the public and to ensure the safe protection of customers' personal information.

Since September 4, Korea Technology Finance Corporation has been operating a one-month pilot project for "AI-based automatic personal information masking" on internal documents containing personal data. This project automatically detects and de-identifies key personal information items within document files. After a thorough evaluation of its effectiveness, the corporation plans to consider company-wide implementation in the future.

Additionally, through the "electronic archive enhancement" project, the corporation will introduce a system within the year that automatically identifies and masks personal information included in electronic documents submitted by customers using AI-based optical character recognition (AI-OCR) technology. This will improve upon the previous method, where employees manually masked personal data, and will establish a technical security system that can proactively prevent external leaks of personal information.

Furthermore, to fundamentally prevent personal information leaks that may occur due to misdelivery or loss of postal notifications, a "mobile electronic notification system" will also be introduced within the year. This system delivers notifications directly to customers' smartphones and allows access only after identity verification, thereby enhancing both personal information protection and work efficiency.

Kim Joungho, Chairman of Korea Technology Finance Corporation, stated, "We are continuously advancing our security systems to support the realization of an AI-powered government," adding, "We will continue to thoroughly protect personal information and further strengthen our security systems through technology-driven work innovation, thereby increasing public trust."

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