{"id":1260053,"date":"2023-08-08T03:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T02:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/china-drafts-rules-for-using-facial-recognition-technology-itnews\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T03:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T02:06:00","slug":"china-drafts-rules-for-using-facial-recognition-technology-itnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/china-drafts-rules-for-using-facial-recognition-technology-itnews\/","title":{"rendered":"China drafts rules for using facial recognition technology &#8211; iTnews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">China&#8217;s cyberspace regulator has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country.<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-image\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<p>                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"ContentPlaceHolder1_ucArticle_imgImage\" width=\"748\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/China-drafts-rules-for-using-facial-recognition-technology-iTnews.jpg&#038;h=420&#038;w=748&#038;c=0&#038;s=0.jpeg\" alt=\"China drafts rules for using facial recognition technology\"\/><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/i.nextmedia.com.au\/News\/facial_recognition_biometrics_face_scan.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"748\"\/><br \/>\n                                <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"auto\"\/> <\/p><\/div>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said facial recognition technology can only be used to process facial information when there is a specific purpose and sufficient necessity, and with strict protective measures.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The use of the technology will also require individual&#8217;s consent, the CAC said in a statement. It added that non-biometric identification solutions should be favoured over facial recognition in cases where such methods are equally effective.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Biometric identification, especially facial recognition, has become widespread in China, being used for everything from rubbish collection to toilet roll dispensers, a trend that has triggered both public and regulatory concerns.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Many Chinese courts and local governments have ruled against and fined companies for facial recognition overuse in recent years, according to the <em>South China Morning Post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The draft rules also come amid Beijing&#8217;s effort to tighten data regulation by issuing an array of rules and laws.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Most notably, China introduced its first law focusing on user privacy, <em>the Personal Information Protection Law<\/em>, in 2021 in a bid to rein in companies&#8217; overuse of user data.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7859258044\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itnews.com.au\/news\/china-drafts-rules-for-using-facial-recognition-technology-598954\">READ SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s cyberspace regulator has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country. 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