Macao enables immigration clearance with an iris scan for Hong Kong residents
You can now get from Hong Kong to Macao in the blink of an eye. Hong Kong permanent residents who…
China
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Leak with 4B records from Chinese citizens discovered by researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they term “likely the biggest data leak to ever hit China,” with 4 billion records…
Hong Kong Police are integrating CCTV with Beijing’s Sharp Eyes project
Hong Kong residents will be living under watchful eyes with the Hong Kong Police (HKP) committing to a huge increase…
China approves Cyberspace IDs as part of federated identity scheme
China has approved measures to issue national ID numbers that citizens can use to register for online services or verify…
Hong Kongers must replace older smart ID cards with new ones or risk prosecution
Hong Kong is calling on its residents to replace older smart ID cards with new smart ID cards as soon…
Huawei, Hikvision, Dahua face lawsuit for role in Uyghur biometric surveillance
The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) – an international organization defending the interest of Uyghur people in and out of China…
GLEIF to help increase global visibility of Chinese companies
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has a new Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) mapping initiative to increase the global…
Shanghai creates digital twin for police with live surveillance feeds
Scientists in China have created a hyper-realistic digital twin of Shanghai with the help of 3D game creation tool Unreal…
Chinese LiDAR system could recognize a face from space
Chinese scientists have developed laser-imaging technology sufficiently powerful to capture face biometric details from more than 60 miles (100 kilometers)…
China strengthening face biometrics regulation to mandate choice, consent
China’s boom in selfie biometrics and facial recognition may already have peaked, with new regulations published so businesses can plan…
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