June 1, 2016

China attempts to reinforce real-name registration for Internet users

shutterstock china flags China is once again renewing its efforts to get all people who sign up for a mobile number to use their real names. According to state-run news agency China News Service (link via Google Translate), the government has declared that everyone who buys a SIM card in China—even non-citizens—need to show a passport or another form of valid identification. Read More

Source: TechCrunch