Chinese citizens will have to submit to a face scan in order to get a new phone number

Theoretically, the biometric data could be passed through a one way hash. So when anybody else goes to the bank and asks for the facial recognition database, it’s a load of seemingly random gibberish.

I’m sorry, we can’t tell you what Mr X looks like, until he logs in.

Unfortunately, a biometric, once compromised, is irrevocably compromised.

Your retina scan has expired. Please reauthenticate using a different set of eyes.

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