The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) announced on Tuesday (August 8) its issuance of preliminary regulations aimed at supervising the security rules surrounding facial recognition technology within the country.

China introduces draft regulations governing facial recognition technology usage

Tech behemoth Tencent Holdings has been asked by the Chinese authorities to get approval from them for inspections before sending app updates, state broadcaster CCTV said.

Chinese regulators tell Tencent to get approval before launching apps, updates

China Expands Control over the digital space. The new rules will only allow bloggers to post using the chinese credidentials and it also put curbs on health, economics, education and judiciary matters. China has also taken Cyber Space administration seriously. New rules for bloggers have also been specified which will come effect starting next week. New sensor worries under Xi Jinping is heavily censored across digital space.

Restrictive webspace regulations under Xi-Xinping