The Department of Telecommunications has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to make it impossible for their users to use services without a SIM. This comes after the DoT ...

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“SIM binding is basically verifying that the device on which you are using an app actually has the SIM which is linked to that app,” said Parag Kar, former vice president for government affairs (India ...

The applications must regularly check if the original SIM card associated with the account is inserted in the phone. (Image: Unsplash) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new ...

SIM binding may require coordination between operating system service providers and app-based communication service providers, said Saikat Datta, co-founder of Deepstrat, while discussing the ...

The DoT directive follows internal findings that some apps allow users to continue using their accounts even after removing the SIM card The government has directed major app-based communication ...

The Government of India has tightened its digital security framework with a new rule requiring app-based communication platforms to remain continuously linked to a user’s active SIM card. The ...

NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) recent mandate for binding over-the-top (OTT) communication service applications to a SIM connection will ensure complete accountability and ...

The Centre has issued directions that would ensure app-based communication services, the likes of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and others, are continuously linked to a user's active SIM card. All ...

The Union government has introduced a new set of directives that will fundamentally change how Indians use popular messaging platforms. Under the latest instructions issued by the Department of ...

New Delhi: The Indian government has issued a major directive that could change how millions of people use popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, ...

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 ...