Park Dae-jun, the head of Coupang, on the 3rd said regarding the introduction in Korea of the "passkey" adopted in Taiwan, "We will promptly review it and work to introduce it."
Park answered this way to a question from Lee Heon-seung of the People Power Party at a National Policy Committee inquiry at the National Assembly, who asked, "Are you willing to introduce passkeys domestically?"
A passkey is an authentication method that uses biometrics such as face or fingerprint recognition or a PIN without passwords. Because the risk of external hacking and theft is low, corporations are using it as a measure to strengthen security.
Lee said, "Last month Taiwan introduced passkeys to strengthen security, and regarding the recent incident that occurred in Korea, you distributed a statement to Taiwanese media within two hours. If it were in Korea, would you have taken action that quickly?" He added, "Are you making money in Korea and investing in Taiwan?"
Park said, "I agree and feel a sense of responsibility. I am also sorry that the service fell short," adding, "We will actively review passkeys and move quickly to introduce them."
Park said, "If it had been introduced in Korea, I think we could have provided service in Korea much more safely. We will make improvements," and, when asked why it was introduced in Taiwan first, answered, "I am sorry."