That’s a fantastic move but it also goes under “worst guy you know makes a great point”.
China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms
Submitted 7 months ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/23/asia_tech_news_in_brief/
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21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
CosmoNova@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And that guy is likely lying about it too.
21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
They didn’t include government surveillance in that. I don’t doubt for a second the Chinese government’s willingness to regulate hotel door locks and whatnot. Better question is how much resources go into enforcement (zero isn’t a terrible bet) and how quickly businesses respond to the new regulations (I honestly don’t know China in that respect but I could see an American hotel in the same situation waiting until somebody proverbially twisted their arm on the issue).
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
I’m sure that ban doesn’t apply to government operated facial recognition cameras though.
Makhno@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think it’d be naive to assume your own government isn’t doing the same thing
BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 7 months ago
The thumbnail art is cool af
tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Facial recognition is dystopian, sure. But its also a security risk against foreign adversaries. No, sir, it is not `on brand´ for China.
aleats@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Government-sponsored facial recognition aside, I was gonna celebrate this as a rare event of a government doing something right, but then
and I feel like that undermines the entire idea, since you can easily hide behind that excuse and not give a shit. And given previous circumstances, I feel like a lot of companies are gonna get away with it.