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China’s lawmakers propose iris scans for all, stress privacy security

Posted on March 20, 2018 by pogowasright.org

Yin Han reports:

China’s top lawmakers suggested eye recognition technology be added to the country’s national identity system, with pilot trials in the education and public security sectors.

Zhao Qisan and 28 deputies to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) from Central China’s Henan Province suggested iris identification be combined with China’s social security card, identity card and passport, The Beijing News reported Saturday.

Read more on Global Times.

h/t, Joe Cadillic

Category: Non-U.S.Surveillance

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