In China, you can use your face to buy food, thanks to facial recognition, QR codes, and WeChat Pay. But is the convenience worth the loss in privacy? Dolly Li goes to Shenzhen to explore this technological development and understand how close China is to becoming a cashless society.<br /><br /> **NEW VIDEOS EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND FRIDAY<br />**FOLLOW US ON IG, TWITTER, AND FACEBOOK:<br />http://instagram.com/goldthread2<br />http://twitter.com/goldthread2<br />http://facebook.com/goldthread2<br /><br />Written by: Dolly Li<br />Produced by: Dolly Li and Timmy Shen<br />Shot and edited by: Mario Chui<br />Animator: Ray Ngan<br />Mastered by: Joel Roche<br /><br />Music: Audio Network<br /><br /><br />Resources:<br />Baidu and KFC’s facial recognition commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfqXC5g_UyI<br />Why China’s payment apps give U.S. bankers nightmares, Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2018-payment-systems-china-usa/<br />China testing facial-recognition surveillance system in Xinjiang – report, The Guardian:<br />https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/18/china-testing-facial-recognition-surveillance-system-in-xinjiang-report<br />China’s facial recognition cameras apprehend third fugitive Jacky Cheung concertgoer in two months, South China Morning Post:<br />https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2147245/chinas-facial-recognition-cameras-apprehend-third-fugitive-jacky<br /><br />This video mentions Alipay and Alibaba. Alibaba is the parent company of the South China Morning Post, which incubates Goldthread.<br />
