Image Recognition
China's cyberspace regulator said on Tuesday it has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country, following concerns raised in public about overuse of the technology. 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. It added that non-biometric identification solutions should be favored over facial recognition in cases where such methods are equally effective. Many Chinese courts and local governments have since ruled against and fined companies for facial recognition overuse, according to the South China Morning Post. The draft rules come amid Beijing's effort to tighten data regulation by issuing an array of rules and laws.