China will require telecom operators to collect face scans when registering new phone users at offline outlets starting Sunday, according to the country's information technology authority, as Beijing continues to tighten cyberspace controls.
The notice said telecom operators should use"artificial intelligence and other technical means" to verify people's identities when they take a new phone number.A China Unicom customer service representative told AFP that the 1 December"portrait matching" requirement means customers registering for a new phone number may have to record themselves turning their head and blinking.
Though the Chinese government has pushed for real-name registration for phone users since at least 2013 - meaning ID cards are linked to new phone numbers - the move to leverage AI comes as facial recognition technology gains traction across China where the tech is used for everything from supermarket checkouts to surveillance.
Hong Kong Today, World's Tomorrow. AntiTotalitarianism BoycottCCP
In Australia we need to register mobile numbers with ID. So the government has our photo on file anyway... but let’s just bash China’s high tech security with the Yellow Peril stick to make it more newsworthy.
Surveillance state! china
It seems Like a famous book, 1984, Actually this is the modern way of the control as many totalitarian regimes.
Well, I mean they live up to their name. Chinazi
SimVooV So no more: Old dumb phone Land line Smartphone with broken camera Time to buy some messenger pigeons maybe?
Oppression in ALL aspects of life. No freedom at all. China
well do not go to chinese telecom providers stick with what we have here, a very crooked telecomunications industry that is government controlled by a very crooked so called telecommunication ombudsman that is useless .out of 100000s of industries in this country ombudsman a few
One day when those Chinese suffer, they overthrow the tyranny.
This is soooo horrible!!!! But I doubt Chinese citizens are aware of this, or if they do really care about their own privacy...
No freedom in China. That's why the richest holds other countries citizenship! Chinazi
CCP has no limit to violate human rights. Together with surveillance apps, like WeChat, & face-scanning CCTV, CCP knows where, when,how, why you had that conversation, posted that post, took that photos,bought that stuff. This is a prison antichinazi
Live 1984 story is happening in China!
O..it’s really disgusting ! Chinese ppl will accept this I think, but others do not.
matthewhayden
Would the Chinese people awake? The 1.4bills of people should learn from their neighbor from Hong Kong and take revenge!
China, the biggest jail around the world.
Paranoid.
If you use Huawai or tiktok, watch out. China is already keeping an eye on you. Chinazi China
Xi can now hear all your conversations and knows your phone usage!
Ultimate control on its people. CCP, have u regarded them as human with dignity?
CCP wants control the freedom of speech with invading personal data. HumanRightsViolations
What George Orwell described in his books - 'Big brother' is apparently CCP now. It's the biggest threat in the world.
Please stop doing any business with Chinese companies, CCP is monitoring us and taking over the world BoycottChina
HKWORLDCITY
China tyranny = Jail Chinese = Prisoners Chinese Communists that keep praising CCP tyranny = Slaves.
Why?
shiroihamusan The free world should be united to say no to CCP. Don't trade your soul and core value for Chinese money. Money can not buy democracy, freedom, human dignity or nation security. Never believe those who stand with CCP. They are nobody but TRAITOR.
And they’re still claiming they have freedom 🤔
How much social credits will it need to take a flight? antiChinazi
A big country under surveillance
That's what the Chinese want~!!!XD No More Privacy ~!!! antichinazi BoycottChina StandWithHongKong
This is an absolute dictator’s dream coming true! If the free world doesn’t do anything, it’ll be too late to stop the spread of its tyranny!! antichinazi
I still wondering why Chinese would feel comfortable with such things & say nothing to that. It’s a giant prison tbh
china is Watching you all the time .privacy
They have to control their people in every ways to preserve their governance
No one is safe in china
Are you ready to live under Surveillance State? Chinazi Move to China and work hard to earn Chinese-style social credit!
在中國還有不實名制的任何東西嗎？
ericwong105
They are actually so worried about their people rebelling someday and challenging their regime. This is ruling people, but not ruling for the people.
HKWORLDCITY If Germany adopts Huawei to construct its fifth-generation mobile network, it will undoubtedly allow Communist China to use a vast system of facial recognition technology to censor the people of Germany and collect political and economic intelligence of Germany.
Collection personal data to this extent is worrying
The way of CCP how to control their people rather than manage them, a sign of confidence lacking because they are too far away as a good government. antitotalitarianism
HeidiChong4 Hongkongers wish there would be rebellions in Mainland China. How come the Chinese could tolerate such policies.
“Not afraid of dissidents”
Evil CCP is not slowing down, when will the Mainland Chinese wake up and resist? Chinazi
The power of this “Great China” comes from great oppression and control. Whoever with free will would not accept living in this country. antichinazi
China finally become a big prison.
basically CCP will have people's bio data Under China's questionable law system and corrupted administration, its not looking so bright
Catching criminals? Obviously this is not the only way to do it.
Do you know how much the face photo info was sold in China? 5000 face photo info = 11hkd =1.4USD.
Redundant. The tech companies with AI are well ahead with this.
Tiktok, Wechat, Taobao, QQ and all social media apps for mobile phone users already got many personal data and info to well-controlled all citizens. StandwithHK is not only a slogan 4HK, we're a showcase to the world the real threat of CCPChina how they destroy Human rights.
1984, Big Brother is watching you. FreedomOfSpeech antichinazi
And Australia still let its airport controlled by the fascist tyranny.
Collect face scan country
Although it is a good idea for catching criminals, the chinese government may do something bad with this new system.
Do you see the lack of confidence of this regime?
Is any of this worrying Australians yet, this is not some faraway universe, this is who is burning down our front door. Our government is hopless and helpless to do anything but take it. 🤢🇨🇳
Good idea for catching criminals
China is strong just because of its extremely strict control of its people by blocking the news on internet and adopting all the advanced technology just for monitoring purpose. This bubble will eventually break and people will be aware of it. Look at Maoming protest.
This is totalitarianism
Hawry crap 😯 Oh, c'mon peeps, someone was going to say it 😉 And don't tell you didn't read that with the accent 🤷🤦 But seriously, WTF 😯
And you wonder why the AVG Australian does not want this Communist government to have ANY say in this country!
Total control China is sounding like 1930's & 1940's Germany 🤦♂️.
Guessing you are in support of this ?
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