China may make real-name registration mandatory for all its internet users

Chinese microblogging service Sina Weibo has already made it a requirement that its users register with their real names, and now the Chinese government is considering a similar measure — for the internet itself. According to a report by Xinhua, the country's official press agency, a draft decision has been submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Conress (NPC). It proposes a new "identity management" policy, in which those that go online would need to identify themsel...