SWS: 60% of Filipinos OK with SIM card registration law

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed in October a law requiring Filipinos to register their SIM cards, a move that is seen by the government to curb scams and other crimes. Critics of the measure, however, say this could lead to data breaches and privacy violations.

Philstar.com / EC Toledo

MANILA, Philippines — Sixty percent of Filipinos approve of the law mandating the registration of SIM cards, a new survey from the Social Weather Stations suggested.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed in October a law requiring Filipinos to register their SIM cards, a move that is seen by the government to curb scams and other crimes. Critics of the measure, however, say this could lead to data breaches and privacy violations.

The SWS poll showed that 60% of the 1,500 respondents were in favor of the new measure, while 17% expressed disapproval. Twenty-three percent of the respondents were undecided.

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