The Indian government mandates SIM binding to enhance national security and reduce mobile fraud, as stated by Union Minister ...

Indians are losing billions of rupees to cyber scams every year. Tragically, many victims have taken their own lives after losing their entire life savings to these schemes. These scams, often ...

Without clear legal authority, structured consultation, and proportionate design, it risks undermining user trust, innovation ...

Sitting in Jaipur, a city becoming a hub for emerging startups and online small businesses, I spoke with a few entrepreneur friends to understand how the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) push ...

On December 12, MediaNama organised a discussion on the Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) recent directive mandating continuous SIM–device binding for app-based communication platforms, ...

Millions of users relying on popular messaging and calling apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Snapchat are set to ...

A major regulatory change is set to impact millions of users of popular messaging and calling applications such as WhatsApp, ...

Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. App-based communication services providers and Indian telcos are at loggerheads over the ...

New Delhi: The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Union Ministry of Communications raising concerns over the recent SIM-Binding Directions issued by the Department of ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed online messaging platforms to enforce mandatory SIM binding for all users, a move which will affect Meta-owned WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, ...

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. Govt should rethink idea that SIM-binding will curb ...