TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital (Komdigi) is drafting a new rule that will require mobile phone users to verify their identity through facial recognition. The ...

Tanzanian citizens have until January 20, 2020, to register their SIM cards through the new biometric registration system launched by the Tanzanian Communication Regulatory Authority (TCRA) on May 1, ...

Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar has urged the Home Affairs Ministry to make it mandatory to have biometric identification presented, such as fingerprints, for the registration of new SIM cards, ...

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Tanzania's telecoms regulator said on Thursday it may switch off up to 15 million SIM cards of users who failed to register their mobile phone lines biometrically.

The Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Kemkomdigi) has reaffirmed its strategic role in preparing a policy on ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has dismissed reports that it has allowed telecom operators to collect biometric data from subscribers during SIM card registration. In a statement issued on ...

Over the past few weeks, the digital rights of Bangladeshi citizens have weathered multiple blows. Social media apps were blocked for over three weeks in November and December — and some continue to ...

Tanzania's telecoms regulator said on Thursday it may switch off up to 15 million SIM cards of users who failed to register their mobile phone lines biometrically. DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - ...