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China's Internet-service providers brace for new online-identity verification system

By MLex Staff ( May 26, 2025, 08:37 GMT | Insight) -- China’s Internet-service providers are bracing for a new system that authenticates and registers users’ identities anonymously as regulators push to curb the illegal collection and retention of personal data. After unveiling a draft last year that solicited public comments, six government agencies — including public security and Internet regulators — recently issued measures governing public services for national online-identity authentication. China’s Internet-service providers are bracing for a new system that authenticates and registers users’ identities anonymously as regulators push to curb the illegal collection and retention of personal data....

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