Samsung Implements Strict Facial Recognition to Curb Leaks

Samsung Electronics is looking forward to implementing a new facial recognition technology to prevent trade secret leaks from remote workers. Before accessing company systems, this technology requires employees to have their faces scanned from six different angles. 

If the report from the Korean media is to be believed, to add an extra layer of security, Samsung Display will examine this new authentication system with subcontractors, business travelers, telecommuters, and dispatched workers starting today, September 2. Samsung Display is working on a new facial recognition authentication system along with employees and contractors. Other Samsung subsidiaries are also adopting this system. 

The labor union has expressed privacy concerns and believes Samsung’s measures are excessive. Samsung’s new security system will need a comprehensive facial scan before remote employees can gain access to Samsung’s system and also requires continuous surveillance. 

Reportedly, the system is designed so that in case the employee leaves the computer and the facial recognition technology no longer detects them, it automatically shuts down the monitor. The same happens if the system detects another person within the scanning range in front of the screen.

The report says that the Korean tech giant has already put measures in place to prevent trade secret leaks and also stores computer usage records and inserts watermarks when employees access Samsung’s network remotely.