Senate retains 'spoofing' provision in SIM Card Registration bill
(File photo) MANILA - Senator Grace Poe is determined to include "spoofing" as a violation under her sponsored Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1310 or the SIM (Subscriber identity module) Card Registration. Spoofing, as defined in Section 3 of SB 1310, "shall refer to the act of transmitting misleading or inaccurate information about the source of the phone call or text message, with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrongfully obtain anything of value." Spoofing or the altering of the SIM card makes it appear that the message was sent by the registered user. "The intent of ...