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> I live in China, a supposedly autocratic country and one with universal ID, and even companies here don't take fingerprints. ID will be shown when you are off

> I live in China, a supposedly autocratic country and one with universal ID, and even companies here don't take fingerprints. ID will be shown when you are officially onboard. I can't say for all, but for most companies (at least the ones without the need for a security clearance), requiring ID at interview will be seen as a red flag, and requiring fingerprint would probably be put on social media and name shamed, if not straight up reported to the authorities. You're in a much more authoritarian country, and that would be using your non-universal, national ID. How do you authenticate someone coming in from overseas? Answer: your authoritarian government doesn't let them in, or authenticates them for you in a joint process with your HR department.

Gathering6678 1y ago
For overseas workers, a. it is quite difficult for foreigners to get a working visa in China (though I suppose it's more of an immigration issue rather than the country being authoritarian); b. companies would probably use their passports. So you're kind of correct. However, my point still holds: fingerprints for interviewees, even in China, is at best extremely uncommon, and at worst (?) illegal in most cases. Btw, I am nitpicking here, but by universal I meant used across the whole country, i.e. national.