China's not England
Although this might be obvious it does need restating -- Chinese society is different from England's, there are different expectations for privacy and how people should behave in public. That said, it would appear that the society is at last as 'free' as UK society is, its just different- (and not to my taste).
The concern with facial recognition software shouldn't be with it not working properly. We all know it works quite well and is likely to get a lot better in the near future. Its really just an upgrade of the traditional PC Plod who knows everyone on his beat -- there aren't beat coppers around these days for the most part so we've got RoboCops instead. What needs to be carefully regulated is how its used, and in particular any attempt to criminalize the actions of people who are trying to defeat the system.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
