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World Service,2 mins

How will face scans affect Chinese mobile users' privacy?

Digital Planet

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Mobile phone users in China will now have to submit 3D face scans to get a Sim card. Technology ethicist Dr Stephanie Hare discusses with Gareth Mitchell what this means for people’s privacy. (Image: Businessman using using facial recognition. Credit: Getty Images.)

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