Beijing Launches New Rule- Residents Must Pass Facial Recognition Test to Surf
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Bipin Gautam
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Source: https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijing-launches-new-rule-residents-must-pass-facial-recognition-test-to-surf-internet_3099181.html
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The Chinese regime announced a new rule which requires residents to
pass a facial recognition test in order to apply for an internet
connection via smartphone or computer.
The rule will be implemented from Dec. 1, 2019. In addition, no cell
phone or landline number can be transferred to another person
privately.
This is an upgraded restriction after the Chinese Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology (MIIT) required all applicants to present a
valid ID and personal information to register for a cell phone or a
landline number since January 2015.
New Rule
MIIT published the new rule on its official website and distributed it
to all telecom carriers on Sept. 27, which includes three main
requests.
First, all telecom carriers must use facial recognition to test
whether an applicant who applies for internet connection is the owner
of the ID that they use since Dec. 1. At the same time, the carriers
must test that the ID is genuine and valid.
Second, all telecom carriers must upgrade their service’s terms and
conditions and notify all their customers that they are not allowed to
transfer or resell their cell phone SIM card to another person by the
end of November 2019.
Third, telecom carriers should help their customers to check whether
there are cell phone or landline numbers that don’t belong to them but
registered under their names since Dec. 1. For unidentified numbers,
the telecom carries must investigate and close the lines immediately.
MIIT said in the notice that it will arrange for supervisors to check
each telecom carrier’s performance, and will arrange inspections to
make sure all carriers will follow the rule strictly.
Purpose
“The reason why the Chinese regime asks people to register their real
identities to surf the internet is because it wants to control
people’s speech,” U.S.-based commentator Tang Jingyuan told The Epoch
Times on Sept. 27.
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The Chinese regime announced a new rule which requires residents to
pass a facial recognition test in order to apply for an internet
connection via smartphone or computer.
The rule will be implemented from Dec. 1, 2019. In addition, no cell
phone or landline number can be transferred to another person
privately.
This is an upgraded restriction after the Chinese Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology (MIIT) required all applicants to present a
valid ID and personal information to register for a cell phone or a
landline number since January 2015.
New Rule
MIIT published the new rule on its official website and distributed it
to all telecom carriers on Sept. 27, which includes three main
requests.
First, all telecom carriers must use facial recognition to test
whether an applicant who applies for internet connection is the owner
of the ID that they use since Dec. 1. At the same time, the carriers
must test that the ID is genuine and valid.
Second, all telecom carriers must upgrade their service’s terms and
conditions and notify all their customers that they are not allowed to
transfer or resell their cell phone SIM card to another person by the
end of November 2019.
Third, telecom carriers should help their customers to check whether
there are cell phone or landline numbers that don’t belong to them but
registered under their names since Dec. 1. For unidentified numbers,
the telecom carries must investigate and close the lines immediately.
MIIT said in the notice that it will arrange for supervisors to check
each telecom carrier’s performance, and will arrange inspections to
make sure all carriers will follow the rule strictly.
Purpose
“The reason why the Chinese regime asks people to register their real
identities to surf the internet is because it wants to control
people’s speech,” U.S.-based commentator Tang Jingyuan told The Epoch
Times on Sept. 27.
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