Is facial recognition the stuff of sci-fi? Not in China
Experts say China is racing ahead of Western countries in deploying facial scanners due to its rather lax privacy laws
Shanghai
FROM toilet-paper dispensers to fast-food restaurants, travel and crime-fighting, China is taking the lead in rolling out facial-recognition technology.
But while advocates say that it makes life easier, quicker and safer, opponents counter that it is another example of how the Chinese government keeps a sinister and increasingly close eye on its 1.4 billion people.
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