Pushback in China against facial recognition may be emerging, as a state TV special on invasive practices used by two retail chains sparks backlash
Zeyi Yang / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @zeyiyang , and @dwertime Tweets: @protocol : Hundreds of thousands of surveillance cameras throughout China have been accumulating facial recognition data without notifying the people attached to the faces. Now, the companies behind the cameras are finally under the microscope. https://www.protocol.com/... @zeyiyang : NEW in @Protocol | China: Beijing exposed several private companies for stealthily collecting facial recognition data from retail shoppers, but the same level of scrutiny is not applied to government actors. A small thread follows. https://www.protocol.com/... @dwertime : This is a fascinating deep dive from @ZeyiYang on how facial recognition is out of control in China, and what the government is (selectively) doing about it. @protocol | China's latest: https://www.protocol.com/...