Simcard registry shall be done if President Duterte will sign the bill; I got Spam text that I Ignored
A bill that would mandate the ownership registration of all SIM cards in the country now only awaits the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Senate and the House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday
in their respective sessions the bicameral conference committee report on the
disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 2395 and House Bill No. 5793, or the
proposed SIM Card Registration Act.
The proposed law is seen to curb fraud and other crimes aided by
SIM cards. It also includes a provision against online trolls.
Under the bill, social media account providers shall require a
real name and phone number upon creating an account.
The reconciled SIM card registration bill mandates all public
telecommunications entities (PTEs) to register SIM cards as a prerequisite to
their sale and activation.
All existing SIM card subscribers with active services shall
register within 180 days from the effectivity of the proposed law once enacted,
Senator Grace Poe said.
Poe is the bill’s sponsor in the Senate as chairperson of the
Senate public service committee.
During the bicam meeting, Poe said lawmakers have clarified that
the sale of SIM cards to foreign nationals shall be allowed, provided that
they comply with specific requirements, such as their passport and proof of
address in the Philippines, among others.
Meanwhile, data collected from registration shall be forwarded and
kept by the concerned PTE to a centralized database, which shall “strictly
serve as a register for the processing, activation or deactivation of
subscription and shall not be used for any other purpose.”
“Whatever information obtained in the registration process cannot
be disclosed to any person except in compliance with any law authorizing
disclosure, such as in the case of the Data Privacy Act; or in compliance with
a court order or any other legal process; or with the written consent of the
subscriber. No waiver of absolute confidentiality is allowed,” Poe said.
“This has been a long time coming but I hope that the passage of this
bill will result in a safer and more secure mobile use and cyberspace here in
our country,” she added.
I received a text message from 8 digit unknown mobile number stating that Union Bank is grateful for my loyalty so I have been chosen to receive 10,000 pesos for valentine’s day. I asked the official twitter account of Union bank and they replied that they do not have any giveaways for love month. It is called Smishing or Phishing scams. I deleted the text message afterwards. I did not click the link of spam message because I knew that it is not the official website of Union Bank and suspicious website.
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