China has brought its repressive surveillance tools to Hong Kong

Move to require ID for SIM card purchases follows website shutdown and controls

Dan McDevitt

March 15, 2021 17:00 JST | Hong Kong

Readily available prepaid SIM cards have provided a key way for activists to protect their identities during protests. © dpa/AP

Dan McDevitt is grants and communications manager at GreatFire.org, a group focused on monitoring and challenging Chinese internet censorship.

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