China's facial recognition roll out reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

China's facial recognition roll out reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-technology-explainer/chinas-facial-recognition-roll-out-reaches-into-mobile-phones-shops-and-homes-idUSKBN1Y60MN

China on Sunday put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile phone services, a move the government says is aimed at cracking down on fraud.

China's facial recognition roll out reaches into mobile phones, shops and homes

Dec 2, 2019, 9:15am UTC
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-technology-explainer/chinas-facial-recognition-roll-out-reaches-into-mobile-phones-shops-and-homes-idUSKBN1Y60MN >China on Sunday put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile phone services, a move the government says is aimed at cracking down on fraud.