In Hong Kong, the fear of government surveillance and privacy concerns have been re-ignited after the pro-Beijing city government announced a new system requiring prepaid SIM card users to provide their personal information.
Under the new system, cellphone users are required to provide their real name, birthday, identity document numbers, and a copy of the identity document, and other personal details, to their mobile service providers, said Edward Yau, Hong Kong’s secretary for commerce and economic developments, in a briefing on June 1.
