All eyes are now on the SIM card registration, which is already on its third day, with the NTC stressing that it is “closely monitoring” the implementation of Republic Act No. 11934. | AdrianINQ
Based on latest data given to the NTC, Globe Telecom Inc. has already registered 1,769,374 SIM cards on the first two days of the listing, while Smart Communications Inc. has 1,019,207. DITO Telecommunity has registered 530,424.
But it is not only the government that is monitoring the implementation of the SIM Registration Act, a law that has been opposed because of data privacy and safety concerns, as non-government institutions are also on the lookout. He stressed that the Department of Information and Communications Technology “should confirm whether such marketing riders are allowed, and if [it] is, whether it has legal basis either in law or regulations.
Ridon said InfraWatch PH also shares the view of privacy advocates that “the selfie verification requirement has no basis in law and regulation,” stressing that “it is an illegal requirement ordered by the government.” According to Ridon, the DICT “can only impose new regulations after notice and public hearing, through a new IRR. The selfie requirement is a substantial amendment of the mandates under both law and the IRR.”As stressed by Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo, “the SIM registration law aims to protect citizens from fraudulent acts perpetrated through phone calls and text messages.
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