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FocusingontheLBS(Location-BasedServices)project
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
Poisonofmoreconvenientlife
UpholdingRoh’sview
I
t is a matter of sincere regret. On
“location information” or prescribing
February18th,133Daegucitizensfaced
penaltiesofitsviolation.It’snaturaltomake
withadisastrousaccidentinthesubway.At
thesekindsofagreementorregulationbefore
W
ehavealwaysbelievedthatwehadallthefreedomtodoanythingaslongaswe
themomentofdisaster,however,therewere
carryingoutpolicies,butthisisnotsufficient
followedthedemocraticsystemandthelaws.Sadly,youhaveprobablyfound
some efforts supported by technical
for promoting public interests. Usually, it
out, not much after, that you were very mistaken. Here is another news to sink your
achievement. The Location-Based Services
was prohibited to detect one’s location
heart.ThenumberofstudentfugitivesinKoreaarecountedupto170thisyear.The
(LBS), a new mobile technology had been
withouthis/herconsent.ButaftertheDaegu
namesoftheircrimesareratherverysimple;theyhaveassembledmeetings,published
used to save people who were tied up
subway disaster, the government authorities
bookletsandthoughtupideasaccordingtotheirfreewill.Canwedaresaythatweare
underground.
aregoingtospreadLBSanddeveloprelated
livinginademocraticsocietywhenweourwordsarelimitedbythepublicpower?
TheLBScantraceanaccuratelocationas
industries.
AlthoughKoreansarestillapparentlynervouswiththe“lefty’sideas”,Nobodywill
longasanobjectisinthereceptivearea.Itis
Lackoflegalsafety
getarrestedforblurtingoutthat“TwoKoreashavetobereunitedbasedupontheJoint
a technology based on Global Positioning
Declaration made in June 15 of 2000” or “Let’s boost local student activism through
System (GPS) or base stations of mobile
Lately in the United States, it was
international solidarity”. But once a student belonging to the Hanchongryon, or the
carrierstotrace.Thisisexpectedtoenhance
proposed to install GPS chip into the ankle
KoreanFederationofUniversityStudentCouncilssaythesewords,heorshehasjust
thequalityofhumanlifetoagreatdegree.It
ofsexcriminalstopreventrepeatedoffenses.
committedanantinationalcrime,benefitingtheenemy.
can be used not only in emergencies.
But there were anxious voices that the
ThecoreofthispreposteroussituationliesintheArticle7oftheNationalSecurity
Companies can trace their transportation
people might be under surveillance for 24
Law (NSL). It forbids forming or admitting into organizations that praise, inspire or
agents and the municipal authorities can
hours.Thisisnotjustastoryofaspymovie
benefittheantinationalcircle.Thismeansthatopinionsexpressedonsocialistthoughts
monitortrafficsituationsonthebasisofthe
anymore.
can be enough, legally, to be punished. The NSL, has no ground however, to be
information the system provides. The
Domesticmobileserviceprovidersalready
justified.Firstofall,itthrivedfromthefatuous“MaintenanceofthePublicOrderAct”
MinistryofInformationandCommunication
commenced
providing
the
LBS
of the Japanese colonial times, when one got captured for not assisting the imperial
(MIC) announced initiation of a project to
commercially. In terms of this service, one
to the government reaching their hands to
be floating around through the cyberspace.
nation.Second,standardstodecidewhetheronehas“benefitedtheantinationalstate”or
developthenewmobileLBSandisreadyto
canfindtheexactlocationofanyonewhois
personal information. Ms. Bae Shin-jung of
One’s level of financial credit or locational
nothavealwaysbeenequivocal.Next,publicsecuritieshavebeenabusingtheNSLto
investatotalof39billionwonforitoverthe
carryingamobilephone,aslongasthephone
People’s Solidarity for Participatory
information can be a new target of ill-
suppress various activist roles including affirmative actions from the past. Finally the
next five years. However, this project is
numberisknown.Itisalsopossibletoobtain
Democracy announced, “MIC should
intentioned users, like hackers or computer
NSLisnotonlyforcingthestudentstorunbutitisalsohurtingthemphysicallyand
completed, the mobile phone holders’
a discount coupon through Short Message
thoroughly examine the plan to promote
virus distributors. Besides, these can be
mentally. Their health is deteriorating because of their long lives in hiding, and their
locationcanbeeasilydetected.
Service (SMS). KTF is currently operating
LBS, until there is a social agreement and
happen closely during our daily lives, the
familymembersaresubjecttopolicesurveillance.Lastmonth,HUFShasopenedupits
“Guardian Angel”, these kinds of service
sufficientsafetydevicesareintroduced.”
technology is familiar enough to us like
auditoriumtoahealthcheckupfortheaffiliatemembersofHanchongryon.Theresults
WhatisLBS?
have already been started by mobile service
Though it is expected our personal rights
mobilephonesweuse.Beforepromotingthe
were not very pretty. They were suffering from nervous breakdown, heart disease,
As the history of mankind proved,
operatorsofvariousbrands,anditseconomic
will be seriously threatened, MIC seems to
LBS project, MIC should consider other
depilation,rhinitis,cutaneousdiseaseandgastroenterictrouble.
technology has not always resulted in a
impactisincreasing.AccordingtoMIC,there
believethelegalrevampingwillresolvethe
measures to prevent the mobile service
Fortunately,RohMoo-hyun’sadministrationseemstobethinkingofliftingtheban
desirable outcome. A discovery of nuclear
are already about 3 million customers who
problem of privacy. Since last October,
providers from using it for commercial use,
on these students, considering to include them in the presidential special pardon
energy is a remarkable example. It brought
are being benefitted from the location-based
when MIC held a public hearing, there has
and support for the technical solution to
scheduled to be announced in commemoration of President Roh’s inauguration. This
awful calamities of the nuclear war. The
serviceandabout260,000GPSphoneshave
beennoprogressoradditionalsettlements.In
protect privacy. If not, they should re-
decisionnaturallyleadstorevisionoftheNSL,alsogushingoutcontroversieswhether
same can happen to the LBS service as it
beensoldoutinthemeantime.
January, 2003, we remember the KTF
examinetheirplanorstopitfornoadditional
the new government is doing the desirable thing. And some premodern sectors (or
also has many problems. Firstly, the legal
subscribers’locationalinformationhasbeen
crises.Basically,MIC’sideaistoallowLBS
conservativesastheythemselvescallit)intheKoreansocietyareharshlycriticizingthe
issuearises.TheMICheldapublichearing
Someoneknowsallaboutyou
leaked.Thecompanies’claimthattheyhad
only to those who have secured prior
government’songoingplanthatthenationdoesnothavetolookafterdissidentstudents
onthelegislativebillofusingandprotecting
Given full support by the government,
investedheavilyforthesecuritymechanism
permission,andthenbroadentheserviceasa
whobreaklawsandhaslittlepublicsupport.Butitiscontradictorytofaulttheactivists
thelocationinformationlastOctober,2002.
mobileserviceoperatorsareabletoknowall
was completely ridiculed by that leakage
newindustry.Buttheserviceprovider’sgoal
beforerealizingthestructuralproblemthatliesinthesocietyforthestudentfugitives.
The bill will have binding force through
aboutcustomerslikewhichdepartmentstore
accident.Asaresult,thepublic’ssuspicionis
is to make a profit on LBS as soon as
Thesuccessivegovernmentsshouldbeashamedofthemselvestoleavesuchlawooze
the National Assembly sometime in April,
they frequently visit, which coffee shop is
growing,whetheronlythelegaldevicecould
possible.So,withoutcompromisingbetween
inandouttognawoffthedemocracyofthisnation.Thenewspapersthatspreadcruel
2003. It is doubtful, however, whether the
mostpopular,andsoon.So,LBScangrow
have enough power to prevent the abuse of
different views of the two parts, customers
stories on student activism should be ashamed for accelerating the stupidity on
law can protect privacy. Basically, the
as a new large scale business, and also can
mobiletechnology.
willcontinuouslysuspecttheirrealpurpose.
democracyofthelayreaders.Thepublicsecuritiesshouldbeashamedfortorturingthe
legislative purpose is to allow to trace
makeafetterforpeople.Somepeopleworry
activistswiththesamehandsthattormentedthebetrayersofthecountryfewdecades
location information only under exceptional
thatthegovernmentauthoritiescankeepan
Tobearealconvenientsociety
ago,inthecolonialdays.
situations. Besides, the contents of the bill
eye on individuals. Like the issue on
Inthenearfuture,LBSwillbeacommon
ByYeoHee-soo
TheNSLshouldberevised.Peoplehavetherightstothinkandexpressfreelyundera
itself, specify only the conceptual
marking fingerprints when people make a
service, spreaded to all parts of our life.
ReporterofNationalSection
rationallaw.Let’sjusthopethattheRohadministrationhasthegutstopullthrough.
agreements like setting limits to the word
certificateofresidence,thereisanopposition
However, our private information can also
HUFSans’thoughtsonpermittingdualcitizenship
ByLeeMin-a
EditorialConsultant
Two-thirdsregarddualnationalityasblacksheep
Shot On Spot
“
A
lthough my son graduated from
military duty said, “As we know, lots of
Whatdoyouthinkabout
high school with far superior
people avoided their duty. Even if it
grade, he couldn’t even apply for a
somehow looks like a gift, dual citizenship
permittingdoublecitizenship?
scholarship on account of having dual
should be prohibited.” According to the
nationality. I felt very unpleasant. It’s gone
statistics from the Ministry of Justice, the
to far,” said a professor in HUFS. He
number of people renouncing Korean
expressedregretatthetwistedviewonthose
citizenshiphasskyrocketedfrom31casesin
whohavedualnationality.
1995toasmanyas646casesin2001.
①Itisacceptabletoallowdouble
Is it hideout for intentional evasion of
Amalefreshman,LeeDo-hoon(BE-03),
②
①31.8%
dutiesoranunavoidableby-productoflong-
is also on the Cons side. “They can enjoy
citizenship.
term stay abroad? As many Korean people
various benefits from both countries. For
68.2%
②Doublecitizenshipshouldbe
go abroad, mainly to the United States, the
example, they can get admission to Korean
problemofdualcitizenshiphasarisen.
universities relatively easily taking
prohibited.
What does dual nationality mean? When
advantage of their status as long-time
peopledonotgiveuptheKoreannationality
Koreanresidentsabroad.Ontheotherhand,
after acquiring foreign citizenship, they
theyaretreatedasAmericancitizenspaying
become a foreigner as well as a Korean at
arelativelysmallamountofregistrationand
the same time. In particular, the United
tuition fee at the universities in the United
(Atotalof497HUFSansparticipatedinthesurvey)
States applies the territorial principle of
States. It is just unfair. And I can’t
grantingcitizenshiptowhoeverisborninthe
understand the assertion that admitting
YeoHee-soo/TheArgus
On March 22, volunteers and families of conscientious prisoners are attending a
country. On the contrary, Korea adopts the
(31.8%)saidthatitdoesn’tmatter.
(EC-02)said,“Now,mostpeopleofdouble
double nationality could help globalization
meetingbeforestartingthemarchtovisitprisonsacrossthepeninsula.
personal principle; if one’s parents are
Pros-HUFSansinsistthatitrunscounterto
nationalitycaneasilyovercomethelinguistic
ofKorea.Thatisnotpersuasive.”
Korean, their children automatically get
globalization trend. Kim Tae-gook (EC-98)
barrier, and they can contribute to the
So far, dual citizenship has always been
Korean nationality regardless of where they
said, “It doesn’t matter to permit them. I
‘motherland’ in various ways. Particularly,
criticized severely due to the social
Marchforconscientiousprisoners
were actually born. According to the
thinkKoreansocietywastoonationalistic.
professionals can be helpful for such
atmosphere and those relevant have been
government, those who own double
Weneedtobemoreopen-mindedkeeping
purposes of economic development,
treated even as moral criminals. But the
citizenship in this way are estimated to be
pace with the flow of globalization. But
collecting various types of information,
advantages and benefits produced by
O
nMarch22,familiesandpeoplewho
conscientious prisoners to their families,
about25,000people.
since some people abuse it, the law should
helpingadvanceofKoreancompaniestothe
approving the system should not be totally
participated voluntarily gathered for
Abolish the National Security Law!”
What is the opinion of HUFSans on
be revised to make them do their duty.”
international markets, etc.” Actually, other
ignoredeither.Itmeansitisthetimetomake
“conscientious prisoners” in front of Seoul
Marching course started at Seoul Detention
doublenationality?TheArgustookasurvey
Actually, there are 47 countries admitting
countries permitting dual citizenship are
proper law or social standard on it through
Detention Center. They had some speeches
CenteronMarch22,thenUijeongbuon23,
tocollectstudents’thoughtsfromMarch10
double citizenship in the world including
benefittedinvariouswaysfromthispolicy.
sufficientpublictalks.
of encouragement, brief ceremony of
and other local prisons. This march doesn’t
to16.Atotalof497personsparticipatedin
India, Israel, Taiwan, China, Switzerland,
Ontheotherhand,HUFSansontheCons-
departurebeforestartingtheirmarch.
providespecialplacestolodge,sotheywill
thissurvey.Accordingtotheresults,among
UnitedKingdom,andCanada.
sideworryabouttheprobabilitythattheycan
Conscientious prisoners are those in jail
camp near prisons in tents, with some
497 participants, 339 persons (68.2%) said
Another student said that those who have
make ill-use of dual citizenship to avoid
ByParkMin-shik
notforthecrime.InKorea,thereareatleast
necessities.
“No” to the question of whether permitting
dual citizenship can be competent persons
compulsory military service. Lee Won-bum
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
27menimprisonedbecausetheyconducted
Theexpensesareatone’sowncharge,and
dual nationality. Another 158 persons
with their background. Choi Myeong-geun
(C-01) who has not yet completed his
astheirconvictions,nonviolent,butviolated
thepayisdifferenthowlongtheparticipant
to the National Security Law. Mr. Ha
walks.
Young-ok, a conscientious prisoner, was
Families and other concerned people’s
JointmilitaryprogramirritatestheNorth
sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment since
ultimate purpose is to release all
1999.
conscientious prisoners. They announced
S
AsMr.Rohbecamethenewpresident,he
actuallytheywillreturntoSeoulonlywhen
eochongryonmadeanefforttolauncha
9:30 a.m. and RSOI is a simulation driven
would be deployed to the peninsula during
War,” stated that the RSOI program was
declaredthathewillgrantspecialamnesties
there is a sure amnesty to prisoners. For a
one-manprotestagainsttheRepublicof
command post exercise conducted annually
war. Also included in these exercise are
threateningthestabilityofthenationbecause
to conscientious prisoners before Buddha’s
longtimetheNationalSecurityLawwasin
Korea and United States Combined Forces
bytheKorea-U.S.CombinedForcesandthe
wartime support, mutual logistics support,
theKorea-U.S.jointtrainingwasstimulating
birthday which is April 8. But prisoners’
controversyitselfbecauseitwasdesignating
Command RSOI (Reception, Staging,
Koreangovernment.
mobilization, combined rear area
the North. She said, “RSOI is creating an
families are arguing it’s no more than a
North Korea as an enemy. As the law was
Onward movement, and Integration)
This joint exercise focuses on the
coordinationtasksandprocessesonthepart
atmospherethatthewarwillbefoughtonthe
politicalgesture,sotheyjudgedtoovercome
contradictory,peoplewhowantedtodecide,
movementexercise,referredtoasRSOI02,
reception, staging, onward movement, and
of the Korean Armed Forces. RSOI is a
peninsula because the training program is
thesituationswiththeirownpower.Toraise
conductastheirbeliefsorfaithshadtobein
was held from March 21 to 27 in Korea.
integrationofstrategicdeploymentforceson
complex multi-phase exercise conducted
done through the computer simulation that
andmakeprisoners’rightscenteredinpublic
jail for a long time. At the ceremony on
Many universities in Seoul, which are the
theKoreanpeninsulaincaseofwarwiththe
annually tailored to train, test and
creates a real war scenario.” She added,
opinion, they planned to walk across the
March22,apopularsingersaysinhissong
members of Seochongryon such as HUFS,
North.
demonstrate Korea-U.S. Force projection
“WiththewarinIraq,itisnecessaryforthe
wholecountrywhichhasameaningtoshare
about conscientious prisoners, “Compensate
Korea University, Sungkyunkwan
Contents of this computer-simulated
anddeploymentcapability.
Korean government not to irritate North
the prisoners’ anguish and inform their
fortheirbloomofyouth”
University,KonkukUniversityandsoforth,
exercise include the processes of reception,
Lee Mi-young of Sangmyung University,
Koreaandthreatenthesecurityofmillionsof
concerns to public constantly. They are
participatedintheprotest,whichlastedfor6
staging, movement to the forward area, and
who stood in front of the Yongsan military
people.”
planning under the slogan of “Return all
YeoHee-soo/TheArgus
days from March 21 to 26 between 8:30-
integrationofU.S.augmentationforcesthat
baseonMarch25withasignthatread“No
ParkJi-yeon/TheArgus

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