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…
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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…
Chinese biometrics firms settle in Hong Kong for international market access
Chinese biometric recognition companies are eyeing Hong Kong as a springboard for expanding to foreign markets, according to company executives….
Rise of digital wallets integrating payments and digital identities across Asia
Digital wallets have grown from innovation to an essential financial instrument, easily integrating into billions of people’s daily activities. By…
China cracks down on facial recognition payments
Businesses in China dealing with facial recognition payments will have to comply with a new set of security standards released…
China’s online ID plans could inspire authoritarian regimes say human rights groups
China’s proposed national digital identity is not only bringing a risk of increased online censorship and surveillance, but it could…
