HAPPENING NOW: One day after the SIM Registration deadline, digital rights advocates troop to the DICT office to demand the reactivation of the 62 million SIMs deactivated under the SIM Registration Act. #NoToSIMDeactivation
TIGNAN: Kasama ang Agham Youth sa paniningil at pagkalampag kanina sa NTC dahil sa kapabayaan ng rehimeng Marcos Jr. na protektahan ang datos ng mamamayan, pagtapos aminin ng NTC na palpak ang SIM Registration Law.
JSRN continues to call for the immediate repeal of the SIM Registration Law and urges the government to implement genuine solutions to enhance data privacy and address the economic challenges faced by Filipinos.#
#JunkSIMRegNOW
“The Marcos government should prioritize laws that address these underlying socio-economic issues rather than relying on ineffective measures like SIM registration.”
LOOK: Various digital rights advocates led by Junk SIM Registration Network hold protest in front of the National Telecommunications Office to condemn the surge of scams and fraudulent SIMs in POGOs nearly a year since the SIM Registration Law was fully implemented.
JSRN continued to call for the immediate repeal of the SIM Registration Law, emphasizing the need for stronger data privacy and security measures to safeguard the public.###
PRESS RELEASE
2024 June 18
SIM Registration Law Strengthens Scammers
The Junk SIM Registration Network, an alliance of digital experts & consumers, slammed the National Telecommunications Commission for its failure to stop scams almost one year after the SIM Registration Law went into full implementation.