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'Don’t be surprised if a network of SIM syndicates arises on our shores sooner rather than later.' Analysis ThoughtLeaders
Basically, it requires people to register their SIM cards before April 26, 2023. Otherwise, those SIM cards will be deactivated permanently. New SIMs are also deactivated by default, and can only be activated by registration.
This is the first arrest under the SIM Registration Act. Charges were also filed against the two for violating the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. Said Globe in a later statement, “The lack of mobile services is in itself an emergency, severely impacting daily life, from financial transactions and e-commerce to transport and education, among many others.”
Also, think of people who have difficulty producing the documents required, especially government IDs. To go around this, some are registering using other people’s names, based on aThose with smartphones and using e-wallets may also face problems. If they don’t register on time, can they still get their money in their e-wallets, or will it vanish in thin air?
Ideally, such complications should’ve been incorporated by the lawmakers. But they seem to have brushed aside those concerns, which are now posing a real threat to people’s everyday lives.When you register your SIM, you need to put in your mobile phone number, full name, birthday, complete address, sex, a government-issued ID, and a selfie photo.
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