A system designed to track the location of millions of mobile phone users is to be tested in Beijing, sparking concerns over privacy, state media reported Thursday.
The information platform will enable authorities to check on the location of China Mobile's more than 17 million users in the capital, the Global Times newspaper said, citing the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
The commission made the announcement in a statement posted on its website on Monday but it was later removed, the newspaper said.
A spokeswoman for China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said she could not immediately respond to questions from AFP and no one at the commission was available to comment. More...
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The information platform will enable authorities to check on the location of China Mobile's more than 17 million users in the capital, the Global Times newspaper said, citing the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
The commission made the announcement in a statement posted on its website on Monday but it was later removed, the newspaper said.
A spokeswoman for China Mobile, the world's largest mobile phone operator, said she could not immediately respond to questions from AFP and no one at the commission was available to comment. More...
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