Japan has been moving towards complete integration with the national ID recently. They’ve had it for a while, but now I’m seeing businesses being forced to use their scanning units. To get any service, you have to scan your card and then do a face scan. There is a button to refuse the scan which I personally press every time - but my guess this is just a warming up period until they completely remove that option. It’s creepy and dystopian but is quickly becoming the norm. Last year it wasn’t really a thing but now it’s rolling out in more places.