India forces WhatsApp and Telegram into permanent SIM binding
cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/54163653
The Indian telecommunications authority, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), has instructed eight messenger services to implement a permanent binding to inserted SIM cards. Affected are WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, as well as the Indian services Arattai, JioChat, and Josh. According to the directive, the companies must ensure within 90 days that their services can only be used with a physically inserted SIM card.
India forces WhatsApp and Telegram into permanent SIM binding
India's telecom authority DoT mandates permanent SIM binding for messenger services. WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal must comply within 90 days.Malte Kirchner (heise online)
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My WhatsApp number is from a SIM I lost (for non-payment) about 5 years ago, so far the phone company didn't recycle the number so I'm still using it :P
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