Telcos told to put marketing options on separate page in SIM card reg portals

This June 15, 2020, photo shows health protocols being implemented at a restaurant and mall in Quezon City during the first day of allowing dine-in services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The STAR / Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:40 p.m.) — The National Privacy Commission has directed telecommunications companies to put options and tick boxes not related to SIM card registration on a separate page in telco registration portals over concerns that these were being used for marketing purposes unrelated to the law.

In a release Friday, the NPC said it had met with representatives from Smart Communications Inc., Globe Telecom and Dito Telecommunity over tick boxes that were included in SIM card registration portals. 

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