Many Kenyans have raised concerns after discovering unknown mobile numbers registered under their national ID without their ...

Critics warn that the measure is technically difficult to enforce, may disrupt normal usage for travellers and dual-SIM users ...

Stop SIM Swappers Cold: Protect Your Phone Number With These 7 Tips With a SIM-swapping attack, scammers hijack your phone number to gain access to apps on your phone—including banking apps. These ...

ICCID is a unique identifier for the SIM card Knowing the SIM number will help you better manage it Users can also dial *#06# in the phone app to locate the SIM number ...

Days after the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued a new directive requiring online messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram to link SIM cards and user accounts, security and policy ...

India has mandated an active SIM linkage for messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to work on a device in the coming days, with the government asserting that 'SIM binding' is essential to ...

As of now, one can verify WhatsApp or Telegram account once and keep using it even when the SIM card is removed, changed or even switch to WiFi.

Japan has introduced a new health insurance ID system which uses individual number cards, commonly known as My Number Cards, as the main means of identification required to receive insured medical ...

This photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2025, shows a poster giving notice of the expiration of existing health insurance cards. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Tuesday fully transitioned to a system ...

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to ensure that the platforms cannot be used without an active SIM card linked to the ...

The watchdog states that criminals were exploiting app features that allowed continued account access even after SIM cards were deactivated or removed, using number recycling and similar fraud. SIM ...

The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to app-based messenger services like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, mandating the implementation of SIM binding ...