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Dystopian…. Imagine having your school lunch tied to your identity… (hexbear.net)

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[-] Hurvitz@hexbear.net 79 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't think this is actually a school. China-knowers feel free to correct me, but it seems like a public market or cafeteria with facial recognition for payment (probably through alipay or one of the other big players)

Here's a little background on facial recognition payment systems in China: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/08/china-releases-plans-to-restrict-facial-recognition-technology.html

They seem to have sprung up and become popular quickly, spread to other sectors (like apartment entry), and now the government is setting some limits on their use to serve the public good:

The draft did not specify the law’s requirements, but said businesses should not require people to use facial recognition to receive better services.

Building management cannot use facial recognition as the only way for people to enter or exit, the draft said, noting if individuals don’t agree to facial recognition, management should provide other “reasonable and convenient” methods.

[-] facow@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago

Airports, hotels, stations, banks, stadiums, exhibition halls and other business establishments shall not use facial recognition to verify personal identity, unless required by law, the draft rules said.

I wish we had a law like that in burgerland. Instead we have Madison square garden using facial recognition to ban people.