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China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms (www.theregister.com)
submitted 1 week ago by schizoidman@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Wow, didn't expect that from China but it sounds like a step in the right direction!

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 52 points 1 week ago

Me too, although the Chinese government itself will still use this technology extensively

[–] Murvel@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

Yeah, what a consolation... fucking dystopian either way.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

TBF China and Russia are pretty much the only nations actively using widespread facial recognition technology literally everywhere not explicitly banned.