Face and Voice Recognition Used in Chinese University Dorms

Face and Voice Recognition Used in Chinese University Dorms
A customer tries Alipay's facial recognition payment solution "Smile to Pay" at KFC's new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on Sept. 1, 2017. Stringer/Reuters
Jane Werrell
Jane Werrell
NTD News International Correspondent and Anchor
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Residents at Beijing Normal University’s student halls can open the building’s doors with their faces.

The university has been using face or voice recognition technology to verify students’ identities since mid-August. The technology was first trialed in the student dormitories in May.

Jane Werrell
Jane Werrell
NTD News International Correspondent and Anchor
Jane Werrell is an international correspondent and anchor for NTD News based in London. Jane is a part-time anchor for "NTD UK News."
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