China’s plan to introduce a nationwide digital identification system has been met with criticism of government overreach in a country that already closely monitors and censors speech. Some legal experts and users in the world’s largest internet market have openly doubted the efforts’ stated goal of protecting privacy after authorities published the proposal last week.
China’s Proposed Nationwide Digital Id System Stokes Fears Of Government Overreach
Josh Xiao / Bloomberg, Time: World
Thu, 08/01/2024 - 8:30pm
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