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https://www.scmp.com/abacus/tech/article/3029102/can-real-names-make-chinas-ride-hailing-services-safer
Abacus
Tech
Can real names make China's ride hailing services safer?
China’s Uber rival Didi Chuxing explores requiring passengers to sign up with national ID
Karen Chiu
Published: 8:48pm, 16 Jan 2019
Updated: 8:50am, 20 Sep 2019
In some places around the world,
bad Uber ratings can get a rider banned from the service
. But what if that customer later signs up for another account using a new phone number? Well, Didi Chuxing thinks it has a solution.
The Chinese ride-hailing giant is currently running
an online poll
about the idea: Should passengers be required to register with their real names and national ID?
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