China Forces Phone Companies to Collect Face Scans of Phone Owners

BBC article.


"People are being more and more strictly monitored," one user of the Sina Weibo microblogging website said. "What are they [the government] afraid of?"

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starting to think its better to just get an old nokia 3310

Everything happening there is just being perfected to use on us. Watch and learn.

I'm still using a non-smart Samsung from 2011. Works great. I'll use it as long as I can make calls an text. Screw google.

'forces' ??

there is such a thing as turning off that 'helpful' part of a smart phone.

or downgrading next time to a flip phone. :jd_grin-yes:

That's another reason I don't have a smart phone!

Reading the article, phone company's are required to obtain a facial Image of the phone owner to register the phone and forward it to the government.

gov't overstep.

altho we can see the writing on the wall for the USA, since am sure China will find a way to try and force the USA govt to do the same.

Just like they already are being allowed by our govt to 'demand' the USA disarm the people. I am enuff of a rebel that my first thought is who the f* do they think they are, demanding anything..