The new regulations were announced by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology as a way to protect citizens' interests and rights in cyberspace, as well as to protect against fraud, in a statement. Critics of facial recognition technology, especially when implemented by government
China's requirement that all new mobile phone users submit a facial scan went into effect, as international critics wary of the new tech called the move a"wake up call to people everywhere."
Video: Facial Recognition Program Detects Emotions"Facial recognition is a uniquely dangerous form of surveillance. It enables governments to engage in invasive and ubiquitous monitoring of an entire population," Evan Greer, the deputy director of Fight for the Future, a nonprofit digital rights advocacy group, told ABC News.
A Washington Post investigation in July said that the U.S.’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials used facial recognition technology to go through state driver’s license databases. "China's implementation of this technology should be a wake-up call to people everywhere who care about basic human liberty," she said.
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