Challenge of data privacy has to be faced to promote governance

Relevant departments in Shanghai have reportedly prohibited hotels' "face scanning" verification of customers who have presented their valid identity documents.

Facial recognition technology is commonly used in not only the hotel industry but also other fields such as transportation, with the intention of improving security.

However, some are questioning whether the compulsory "face scanning" constitutes violations of people's privacy, as it involves the collection of tremendous sensitive personal biometric information.