I lived in South Korea for a while and this "security plugin" you have to install for IE is an absolute nightmare. Some sites even ask you to install a separate application to be able to perform transactions, only through IE of course...
Truth be told, I never actually managed to buy anything online when I was there. It's like everything was designed to keep me from buying. What didn't help was that I was on Visitor status, meaning you don't get your national ID, which is required on a vast number of SK sites. Without ID, you just become some kind of virtual hobo.
It's a shame considering the amazing infrastructure there is over there. Anyone who's ever visited SK websites will tell you how poorly put together they are, both technically and visually. I've rarely seen such disparity between the underlying infrastructure and its use anywhere else.
Truth be told, I never actually managed to buy anything online when I was there. It's like everything was designed to keep me from buying. What didn't help was that I was on Visitor status, meaning you don't get your national ID, which is required on a vast number of SK sites. Without ID, you just become some kind of virtual hobo.
It's a shame considering the amazing infrastructure there is over there. Anyone who's ever visited SK websites will tell you how poorly put together they are, both technically and visually. I've rarely seen such disparity between the underlying infrastructure and its use anywhere else.