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China Demands Real Names From Mobile Phone Users
itwbennett writes "Starting this month, mobile carriers in China are requiring people who set up new mobile phone accounts to register with their real names as part of a new government measure to reduce anonymity among the country's 800 million mobile users. And within 3 years, the carriers must also register the real identities of all existing users, said China Telecom spokesman Xu Fei. The new policy comes as China has been pushing users to register with their real names online. In August, online gamers had to begin real-name registration under regulations that are meant to protect minors from Internet addiction and 'unhealthy' content."
...and the one thing the Chinese government values above all else is its own power. More than economic prosperity, more than public health, more than national prestige - the Chinese government treasures its own continuous reign.
If you want to protect the theory of nice things, don't be a shithead or they'll be taken away in practice.
"B b but they said 'unlimited internet', how can they complain about me download TB of stuff I'll never watch just because I can!"
"But FedEx said the boxes were free, what do you mean they somewhat expect me to ship stuff via FedEx with them and not take dozens to build cardboard furniture?"
In other news, can we please just shoot the goddamned assholes instead for a change?