[CNMO News] Entering the era of digital economy, personal data has become a valuable asset. Face recognition technology is all the rage, but is face scanning really a very reliable and safe means? Without your knowledge, some merchants have secretly sold your "face".

[CNMO News] Entering the era of digital economy, personal data has become a valuable asset. Face recognition technology is all the rage, but is face scanning really a very reliable and safe means? Without your knowledge, some merchants have secretly sold your "face". The 2021 "315 Gala" disclosed that Suzhou Wandianzhang Network Technology Co., Ltd. has a camera with "face recognition" function that can identify and monitor the gender, age, and even mood of the person.

It is reported that Kohler bathroom store has a camera with face recognition function installed. Without the knowledge of the customer, it captures face data and generates ID. In addition to Kohler Bathroom, many businesses have installed the company's facial recognition camera.

Face recognition camera

Qichacha APP shows that Suzhou Wandianzhang Network Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2016. The legal representative is Zhou Shengqiang. According to reports, Wandianzhang is a remote supervision service platform for stores, committed to providing merchants with remote video shop inspection, customer flow statistics, hot spot analysis and other services. According to Qichacha financing information, the company has undergone two rounds of financing, with a financing amount of RMB 95 million, and investors include Detong Capital, Yuanhai Minghua, Sugao Technology Venture Capital, Jinshajiang Venture Capital, etc. In 2017, the company was fined RMB 2,391.81.

Face Recognition

Qichacha data shows that there are currently 7,404 facial recognition-related companies in my country, with Hunan Province ranking first with 3,558, followed by Guangdong and Jiangsu. The number of related companies has exceeded 1,000 for three consecutive years, of which 1,518 have been newly registered in 2020. In addition, there are currently 13,700 patents related to facial recognition in my country (including invention patents applied for), of which there are about 8,600 invention patents, accounting for nearly 63%. In addition, there are 18,300 copyrights for facial recognition-related software, and various facial recognition systems have emerged one after another in recent years.