Linking the messaging app to the registered SIM card would mean that the apps would stop working if you remove the card from ...

British police will soon be allowed to search illegal migrants’ clothing and mouths for phones or SIM cards as part of ...

The government’s directive, aimed at curbing cybercrime, will render chat apps defunct if not always connected to the ...

The order comes against the backdrop of “misuse” of telecommunication identifiers and equipment for cybersecurity purposes, ...

India’s new SIM-binding guidelines require messaging apps to stay linked to active SIM cards, raising concerns about ...

The cellular operators Association of India (COAI), which represents all three private telecom companies— Airtel, Reliance ...

The DoT’s new directive has raised several unanswered questions such as what happens when a user upgrades their SIM card, ...

The new rule will make it mandatory for users to keep their SIM card with which they registered a messaging app inside their ...

The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is implementing a new rule requiring messaging apps like WhatsApp and ...

The government's mandate requires that the app-based Communication Services must remain continuously linked to the SIM card, ...

The new SIM-binding rule, which requires messaging apps to function only with an active SIM, is supported by COAI but has ...