Remove all make-up due to airport facial recognition failure...Controversy over equipment problems and level of disguise

May 20, 2025

Remove all make-up due to airport facial recognition failure...Controversy over equipment problems and level of disguise
photo source=Oriental Daily News



A Chinese woman was reportedly forced to remove her dark makeup after a facial recognition scanner failed to identify her at the airport.

According to foreign media such as Oriental Daily News, a video of a young woman removing her makeup at a Shanghai airport in China has recently become a hot topic because she failed to pass the face recognition system. The woman is seen crying and removing her makeup with wet wipes.

In the video, an airport immigration officer holding a camera pointed out to the woman that she should wipe all her makeup until it looks like a photo on her ID.




In fact, the video was filmed at Shanghai Airport in September last year, but has recently gained attention online again.

Netizens are asking "Is it an equipment problem? Is makeup the problem?", "Why did you put on so much makeup? It's a pity that a woman is ridiculed for this. It's not something you can laugh about.", "Equipment needs to be upgraded", "Isn't this a disguise, not makeup?", He is responding by saying, `You have to put makeup on the picture.'






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.