In rural China, facial recognition is mandatory to receive your pension

Videos shared on the Chinese social media Douyin show bank staff in a village in China scanning the faces of elderly people, which would then allow them to access their pension and health insurance. The use of facial recognition to access bank services is becoming more and more common in China, and although Chinese citizens generally don't see it as a bad thing, many specialists are sounding the alarm on what the practice could mean for data protection.