What’s new: China’s newly proposed national digital identification system is being trialed across more than 80 internet service applications, days after Beijing released the draft rules on July 26 for the public to review and comment until August 25.
Internet users can now apply for their national digital ID ― showing user name, a “web number” and a QR code ― by logging onto a mobile app called National Web Identification Pilot Version, developed by China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS). To receive the digital ID in the app, users must go through steps such as national ID card verification and facial recognition.
