South Korea to mandate facial recognition for opening new mobile numbers

> By comparing the photo on an identification card with the holder's actual face on a real-time basis, we can fully prevent the activation of phones registered under a false name using stolen or fabricated IDs.

Don't employees at the POS already check the customer's ID by comparing their face to the ID photo "on a real-time basis" using their eyes? What am I missing?

Coming to a country near you. People here think the public is driving this.