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Need A Sim Card? Scan Your Face First!

6 mins·12:30, 3 Dec 2019
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Need A Sim Card? Scan Your Face First!

6 mins
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12:30, 3 Dec 2019
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Despite backlash from certain pockets of their population, China’s facial recognition rollout now requires citizens to have their faces scanned when purchasing a new sim card. While the procedure is said to help authorities prevent fraud, the Republic’s ever-growing surveillance is worrying people both in and out of the country.

Presenter: Richard Bradbury, Arcindh Yuvaraj, & Freda Liu

Producer: Christine Wong

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