The new legislation is part of China's wider efforts to keep close tabs on its citizens and monitor their activities and behaviors. Chinese citizens will soon be required to have their faces scanned by telecommunications carriers when applying for a new mobile phone or internet device. The move is part of the country's plan to create an "information superhighway" that would allow authorities to monitor and control all aspects of people's lives. The legislation will also ban residents from transferring their mobile numbers to other people.
Chinese citizens will soon be required to have their faces scanned by telecommunications carriers when applying for a new mobile phone or internet device. The move is part of the country's plan to create an "information superhighway" that would allow authorities to monitor and control all aspects of people's lives. The legislation will also ban residents from transferring their mobile numbers to other people.