Year-ender: Major achievements in internet and technology

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-12-21 06:40
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Facial recognition

Clockwise from left: A customer pays her bill using facial recognition technology at a KFC restaurant in Nantong, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 26, 2019. Passengers enter the Shenyang North Railway Station after passing through gates that use facial recognition technology, Jan 16, 2019. A freshman registers at Zhejiang A&F University using facial recognition technology, Aug 17, 2019. [Photos/VCG]

Facial recognition has been widely used across China this year, powering the technology to unlock phones, pass security checks at airports and train stations and even purchase goods with a "smile to pay" function.

At the same time, China has started to compile a national standard for facial recognition technology as its ubiquitous application triggered heated discussions about data security.

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