Smile, You're on Camera: 10 Surveillance States and 3 Private Escapes

China: The Benchmark Nobody Else Matches China is estimated to operate around 700 million cameras under its nationwide SkyNet project.

On Comparitech's facial recognition index, China scores 5 out of 40, the most invasive result, where a lower score means more pervasive use.

Both the United States and the United Kingdom score inside the top five of Comparitech's facial recognition index, despite frequent public debate over the technology at home.

[1] On facial recognition, the United States ties with Brazil, Chile, India and Japan at a score of 12.

Luxembourg: A Rare Formal Ban on Facial Recognition Comparitech's country by country review found evidence of facial recognition use in 97 of the 100 most populated countries.