Electronic ID to boost online security

China plans to make use of electronic identification in a bid to protect private information and curb Internet fraud, according to the Third Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security.

The country is conducting research into a system of online ID with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Public Security.

The eID, an electronic tool to recognize users' IDs on the Internet, will be submitted to the National Population Database for careful checks before being issued to members of the public.