The Centre recently passed directions asking social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal to enforce SIM binding, and automatic logout from web-based chats every six hours. According to ...
India's telecom department has mandated SIM binding for web-based messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. This new rule requires apps to continuously link to the original SIM card, preventing ...
The new SIM-binding rules will rewrite how Indians use their messaging apps. People will now no longer be able to run apps like WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal on a device without the active SIM card ...
Messaging services including WhatsApp, Telegram and Arattai will now be available only when they are constantly linked to a SIM card. Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued an order ...
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to make it impossible for their users to use services without a SIM. This comes after the ...
If you’ve ever upgraded your phone, you likely know what a SIM card is and what it’s for. In short, a SIM card is a small chip that lets you connect to your carrier’s network. These days, physical SIM ...
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations discovered an additional 200,000 SIM cards at a location in New Jersey, law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News. Agents were first tipped off ...
The recent discovery of a sprawling SIM farm operation in the New York City area has revealed how these facilities, typically used by cybercriminals to flood phones with spam calls and texts, have ...
The US Secret Service announced this morning that it has located and seized a cache of telecom devices large enough to “shut down the cellular network in New York City.” And it believes a nation-state ...
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The physical SIM cards we've used for decades are slowly being phased out. With the Pixel 10 series, Google's phones have gone eSIM-only for the first time—at least if you buy them in the US. Apple ...