HO CHI MINH CITY -- Those buying a laptop or paying rent now have to use facial recognition technology in Vietnam, where new payment rules are raising questions about privacy and security.
Security and privacy are at issue as one-party state rolls out biometric technology

Submitting to facial recognition could become more widespread in Vietnam as digital bank transfers grow. (Source photo by Shinya Sawai)
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Those buying a laptop or paying rent now have to use facial recognition technology in Vietnam, where new payment rules are raising questions about privacy and security.