Centre makes police verification mandatory for SIM card dealers
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, the government detected and deactivated 52 lakh connections which were fraudulently obtained.
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Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, the government detected and deactivated 52 lakh connections which were fraudulently obtained.
The industry regulator has developed new regulations aimed at safeguarding deceased persons' digital communications and transactions histories
The survey, which was conducted on March 26 to 29 but was only released Wednesday evening, found that 56% of adult SIM card owners had registered their SIM cards, while 44% have yet to do so.
"We will observe the rate of registration and after a certain period, we're seeing maybe 30 days or 60 days into registration, we will start deactivating some services on the SIM card," Uy said. "Let's say after 60 days, you will lose your access to your Facebook accounts or your TikTok accounts. You can still use your phone, you can still call, you can still text and then after a certain period, you will lose your outgoing calls so that way, ramdam niyo kung ano effect na di kayo nagpaparehistro," he added.
Petitioners are asking the Supreme Court to issue a temporary restraining order or writ of preliminary injunction to prevent the government from implementing the law