schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoChina bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel roomswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down18cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1430arrow-down1external-linkChina bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel roomswww.theregister.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square33fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-square_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83arrow-down1·2 months agoWow, didn’t expect that from China but it sounds like a step in the right direction!
minus-squareZetta@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up52·2 months agoMe too, although the Chinese government itself will still use this technology extensively
minus-squareMurvel@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down4·2 months agoYeah, what a consolation… fucking dystopian either way.
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoTBF China and Russia are pretty much the only nations actively using widespread facial recognition technology literally everywhere not explicitly banned.
minus-squareArcane2077@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down12·2 months agoI’d only expect this from China
Wow, didn’t expect that from China but it sounds like a step in the right direction!
Me too, although the Chinese government itself will still use this technology extensively
Yeah, what a consolation… fucking dystopian either way.
TBF China and Russia are pretty much the only nations actively using widespread facial recognition technology literally everywhere not explicitly banned.
I’d only expect this from China