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As talk of SIM card registration revived, senator seeks hearings on scam texts

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MANILA, Philippines — A resolution has been filed at the Senate seeking an investigation into the spam and phishing text messages that mobile phone users have been receiving regularly and that have raised privacy and security concerns.

 

These scam messages have prompted lawmakers to renew a push for SIM Card registration, a measure that ICT experts and rights advocates said could impact people's privacy and might not work to curb the scams anyway.

 

Senate Resolution No. 133 filed by Sen. Sherwin "Win" Gatchalian in August but sent to reporters Monday morning noted that the most recent spate of spam messages in the past few weeks now include the receiver's name.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/05/2207537/talk-sim-card-registration-revived-senator-seeks-hearings-scam-texts

 

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