The Communications Authority (CA) said it has not issued such directive and termed the fears as unfounded. The regulator ...

Kenya's newly revised SIM-card registration regulations have sparked public concern over the scope of personal data ...

In the notice, the government also dismissed claims of allowing telecommunication service providers to suspend SIM cards ...

The telecoms sector regulator has taken note of citizens concerns that telcos will ask them to submit biometrics afresh for ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has distanced itself from sections of the new regulations indicating the State’s ...

Kenya's newly revised SIM-card registration rules have generated public anxiety after it emerged that the law's definition of "biometric data" explicitly lists deeply sensitive identifiers such as DNA ...

The Communications Authority of Kenya has clarified DNA and blood typing collection in new SIM card registration regulations, ...

About two years ago, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) descended heavily on all carriers for failing to deactivate improperly registered subscriber identity module (SIM) cards on their ...

Some pundits have suggested that the recent bombing of a passenger bus in Makati City in the Philippines was designed to distract the public and government from its focused clamp down on car theft ...

Subscriber Identification Mobile (SIM) cards are mainly used to connect to networks and deliver communication features for the user, and the Philippines is making it mandatory for its citizens to ...

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