China's mobile users must show ID to get number

By ALEXA OLESEN 2010-09-01T10:39:24Z BEIJING (AP) -- China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out rampant junk messages but that some say gives the government a new tool for monitoring its citizens....

China's mobile users must show ID to get number

Cellphone customers in China must provide identification from Wednesday to purchase a new number, state media said -- the latest step by Beijing to tighten curbs over the world's largest mobile ...

Wed 1 Sep 10 from PhysOrg

China requires ID to buy mobile phone numbers

By ALEXA OLESEN 2010-09-01T10:39:24Z BEIJING (AP) -- China began requiring identification on Wednesday from anyone purchasing a new mobile phone number in what it says is a bid to stamp out ...

Wed 1 Sep 10 from AP

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