By Natalya Kovalenko, If you are an honest person, you have nothing to hide. The Chinese authorities used this argument to ban the use of nicknames on the Internet. In China after March 16 one can write a message on the Internet only under his own real name. If you are an honest person, you have nothing to hide. The Chinese authorities used this argument to ban the use of nicknames on the Internet. In China after March 16 one can write a message on the Internet only under his own real name. More so, for the registration a person would have to supply passport information, address and telephone number.Internet is too powerful to let it drift without control. In China ticket sales via Internet has required passport information for a long time. At the police request Internet service providers and mobile operators are obligated to give all information about their clients. But it does not stop there. Some time ago large Chinese cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhouand Shenzhen users were forced to register on the Internet with their real names. It looks like that experiment was successful. Now nicknames are banned all over the country. The Chinese are now deprived of virtually the only option to freely express what they think, believes an expert in competitive intelligence Evgeny Yuschuk:Tags: China, Commentary, Society, internet, World, Читать далее, Source: Voice of Russia.
