China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online platform, ...

What is the current digital ID system China already has a real-name registration system for mobile phones and internet services. Since 2010, users have been required to link their real identities ...

Secondly, what is the true nature of the [proposed] national Internet ID system? Metaphorically speaking, the national Internet ID system is similar to the COVID pandemic-era health code app.

China Wants to Start a National Internet ID System The government said the proposal would protect online privacy. Critics said it could further concentrate government control over the internet.

The proposed amendment intends to remove visible printed numbers on the national ID card and other important biographical ...

China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online ...

At home, Chinese state-run media has called the internet ID a “ bullet-proof vest for personal information ” and touted the system as being able to greatly reduce the risk of personal data leaks.