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<ul><li>China Mobile proposes a &#34;Digital Identity System&#34; for the metaverse, to be voted on by the ITU in October.</li><li>The proposal resembles China&#39;s social credit system, sparking concerns over privacy and government control.</li><li>China&#39;s active role in shaping global technology standards, including this proposal, has previously caused unease among Western officials.</li></ul>China Mobile, a state-owned telecommunications company, has put forward a <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/china-beijing-designing-metaverse-proposal-social-credit-system-un-itu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">proposal</a> to the United Nations&#39; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for a &#34;Digital Identity System&#34; within the metaverse. The proposal is slated for a vote in October and has raised questions about privacy and governmental oversight.The system would mandate digital IDs for all users of online virtual worlds, known as metaverses. These IDs would include personal details such as occupation and other identifiable characteristics, stored permanently and accessible to law enforcement to ensure virtual world order and safety.The proposal includes an illustrative example of how the system could identify and penalize a disruptive user in the metaverse. Observers have noted that the proposal has striking similarities to China&#39;s social credit system, a controversial mechanism that assesses and ranks citizens&#39; trustworthiness. An expert involved in the ITU&#39;s metaverse focus group, who wished to remain anonymous, voiced concerns, saying:&#34;Imagine a metaverse where your identity protocols are set and monitored by Chinese authorities. Every government must ask themselves: ‘Is that the kind of immersive world we want to live in?’”Read full article at <a href="https://cryptotale.org/china-mobiles-metaverse-digital-id-proposal-echoes-social-credit-system/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">CryptoTale.</a>

China Mobile's Metaverse Digital ID Proposal Echoes Social Credit System

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