The recognition rate of wearing a mask is still as high as 97.77%, Tianjin legislation prohibits the collection of face recognition information
According to Guangming Daily, the "Tianjin Social Credit Regulations" was voted on on December 1, and will come into effect on January 1, 2021. Article 16 of the "Regulations" stipulates that when a market credit information provider collects natural person information, it shall obtain the consent of the person and agree on the purpose, unless otherwise provided by laws and administrative regulations. Market credit information providers shall not collect natural persons’ religious beliefs, blood types, disease and medical history, biometric information, and other personal information that is prohibited by laws and administrative regulations. Accordingly, enterprises and institutions, industry associations, chambers of commerce, etc. are prohibited from collecting biometric information such as faces, fingerprints, and voices.
Recently, a small video of "wearing a helmet to see a house" circulated on the Internet. There are also subtitles in the video: "To protect personal information, wear a helmet to see the house." It is the facial recognition system in the sales office that causes the behavior of the house visitors. According to media surveys, in order to meet the needs of real estate enterprises, many companies have launched "face recognition channel risk control" products. After the outbreak, house visitors often wear masks, but the recognition rate of the face recognition system is still as high as 97.77% . According to public information, some real estates in Nanjing, Xuzhou and other places also have facial recognition systems.
According to the Southern Metropolis Daily, this widely used face recognition and senseless capture technology is illegal collection and misuse of citizens’ personal information, and is suspected of violating the "Network Security Law" and the "Civil Code." At present, many sales offices have received phone calls from relevant departments requesting the removal of existing facial recognition systems.
With the advancement of computer science and technology such as mobile Internet, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, the application of face recognition has become more and more widespread. According to data from the Foresight Research Institute, China's face recognition market currently accounts for about 15% of the global market. From 2010 to 2018, China's face recognition market has grown year by year, with an average annual compound growth rate of 30.7%. In 2018, the market size of my country's face recognition industry was 2.51 billion yuan. The face recognition market is expected to maintain an average compound growth rate of 23% in the next five years, and the market size will exceed 10 billion yuan by 2024.
