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China bans compulsory facial recognition and its use in private spaces like hotel rooms (www.theregister.com)
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[–] tlekiteki@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Facial recognition is dystopian, sure. But its also a security risk against foreign adversaries. No, sir, it is not `on brand´ for China.