China begins issuing e-IDs to fight personal info leaks

China Daily reports:

China’s Ministry of Public Security has issued its first batch of e-IDs backed by an independent, Internet-based identity recognition system for citizens, as the country moves to fight personal information leaks, the Shanghai-based Xinmin Evening News reported Sunday.

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The new system has passed security assessments by state authorities. In theory, the e-ID encryption cannot be deciphered by hackers.

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