As the adoption of facial recognition soars in China, thanks in part to COVID-19, stolen biometric data is being sold online at alarmingly low prices (Xinmei Shen/South China Morning Post)

Xinmei Shen / South China Morning Post:
As the adoption of facial recognition soars in China, thanks in part to COVID-19, stolen biometric data is being sold online at alarmingly low prices  —  Residential neighbourhoods across China are adopting facial recognition, but people have few means of fighting back Incorrectly configured databases remains …