China starts testing national cyber-ID before consultation on the idea closes

Chinese app developers have signed up to beta test a national cyberspace ID system that will use facial recognition technology and the real names of users, according to Chinese media. Among the 71 privately-owned internet apps and ten government apps reported to be involved in The National Network Identity Authentication Pilot …

[cyberdemon]

Mandatory centralised face-login for everything

.. What could Possibly go wrong?

Acid attacks and disfigurements to surge in 3,2,1..

Meanwhile it sounds easily defeatable by determined crooks.. e.g. with an AI-generated version of the target's face, projected onto a voice-coil actuated "pin-art" to fool the depth sensor

[Khaptain]

Re: Mandatory centralised face-login for everything

Now that's a lot of dark thoughts for a monday morning...

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Mandatory centralised face-login for everything

Says you, literally saying don't arrest fascists, first thing on a monday!!!

[Bill Neal]

Re: Mandatory centralised face-login for everything

If China can master facial recognition, anyone can do it. That's a serious big data challenge

[An_Old_Dog]

Denial of Service

Don't be in a car accident, or become beaten-up in a mugging, or you'll be zeroed-out, a non-person.

Or was that supposed to be a convenient-for-the-current-regime "feature"?

[Plest]

Re: Denial of Service

No an issue, once they prevent everyone from travelling more than 500 yards from their homes you won't bother buying a car!

[John Sager]

Coming to a Home Office near you soon

Blair's ID card scheme updated for the cloud.

[Blazde]

Re: Coming to a Home Office near you soon

I have this fantasy that the horrific reality of China doing stuff like this helps convince us not to.

Probably overly-optimistic, but as they say over there 望梅止渴.

[Roj Blake]

Re: Coming to a Home Office near you soon

Blair's scheme was also distinctly cloudy.

A lot of us objected to it because the database listing not only your details but also when and where the card had been checked would have been accessible to a vast array of organisations (ie the Welsh Ambulance Service).

[Anonymous Coward]

Not Clear.....

....whether a burner phone and the use of public IP addresses (say your local internet cafe)....

....might be useful as a start on a pseudonymous identity.....

....even when proposed for Blighty by Anne Keast-Butler.......

[jokerscrowbar]

Re: Not Clear.....

Just to be on the safe side you should start using white make up and grow a Guido moustache before posting as Mr A Coward in future.

[pavlecom]

.. coming soon

As it seems a Gattaca & Demolition Man is right around the corner. .. btw, good movies.