facial recognition, hong kong protests, mask prohibition, public surveillance, skynet surveillance system

Hong Kong Face Mask Prohibition: Implications and Facial Recognition

On October 4, the Hong Kong government issued the Forbidden Masking Act. It is the latest measure in the government’s effort to suppress the protests in Hong Kong through facial recognition.  When announcing the measure, Carrie Lam described it as “a real emergency” and “a move on which we have discussed and which we consider ...

Hermann Rohr

Hong Kong ban on masks.