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In an incident that has sparked outrage and empathy alike, a young woman at Shanghai airport was forced to wipe off her makeup after facial recognition scanners failed to recognize her. The now-viral video of the incident has stirred a storm on social media, raising concerns about privacy, body autonomy, and the emotional toll of public humiliation.

The drama unfolded when facial recognition technology commonly used at Chinese airports for identity verification could not match the woman's heavily made-up face to her passport photo. Caught in the middle of a busy terminal, the visibly embarrassed woman was asked to strip away what...