Re:Do PUBG tracking my camera? [video]
by 1MachineElf on Sunday July 16, 2023 @03:27PM
(#36750568)
It's not a bug.
In 2021, Tencent added facial recognition to PBUG (and many other games) to help enforce the Chinese Communist Party's rule that children under the age of 18 cannot play more than 3 hours per week. Whatever they have implemented, it also hooks into some national criminal database.
In 2021, Tencent added facial recognition to PBUG (and many other games) to help enforce the Chinese Communist Party's rule that children under the age of 18 cannot play more than 3 hours per week. Whatever they have implemented, it also hooks into some national criminal database.
More info here: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/9/22567029/tencent-china-fac...
Tencent is apparently the world's largest video gaming company: https://www.polygon.com/22949530/tencent-the-worlds-biggest-...
History of Tencent, told in dramatic fashion: https://youtu.be/51fWzJ-A5w4