People protest in front of the Henan branch of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) demanding “return our money” in Zhengzhou city, central China’s Henan province. Photo: Weibo
Fears of data abuse as Chinese health code turns red for financial scandal protesters
- Bank customers whose deposits are frozen unable to join protests in Zhengzhou because their health QR codes turned red, declaring them a risk to public health
- A bank client in Shenzhen was blocked from public places and public transport; another in Shanghai calls a red health code in Henan a ‘deposit code’
People protest in front of the Henan branch of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) demanding “return our money” in Zhengzhou city, central China’s Henan province. Photo: Weibo