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Beijing enforces new facial-data filing mandate amid privacy push

By MLex Staff ( July 9, 2025, 07:53 GMT | Insight) -- More than 60 entities in Beijing have filed with the local Internet regulator after storing facial-recognition data on at least 100,000 individuals, as authorities launch an enforcement campaign designed to curtail the unlawful collection and use of such data in public spaces. In a recent disclosure, the Beijing Internet Information Office confirmed that 69 Beijing organizations are currently undergoing the filing process.More than 60 entities in Beijing have filed with the local Internet regulator after storing facial-recognition data on at least 100,000 individuals, as authorities launch an enforcement campaign designed to curtail the unlawful collection and use of such data in public spaces....

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