They're considering banning the usage of facial recognition in public places, not banning it in general. I'm fairly sure what's prompting this is the kind of

They're considering banning the usage of facial recognition in public places, not banning it in general. I'm fairly sure what's prompting this is the kind of surveillance state that China has built in e.g. Xinjiang [1], not stuff like face unlock on your iPhone. [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveillance-artificial-intelligence-racial-profiling.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/technology/china-surveill...