China has revealed plans to implement digital ID cards with unique codes to encapsulate a person’s key personal details, claiming that it would protect user data. However, critics maintain that this would instead intensify online censorship, and urge for an end to real-name registration for online platforms instead.
HRIC Weekly Brief
China has revealed plans to implement digital ID cards with unique codes to encapsulate a person’s key personal details, claiming that it would protect user data. However, critics maintain that this would instead intensify online censorship, and urge for an end to real-name registration for online platforms instead.