The Government of India has tightened its digital security framework with a new rule requiring app-based communication platforms to remain continuously linked to a user’s active SIM card. The ...

India’s new SIM binding rule explained in simple words — what it means for your chat apps, how it will work, and what happens ...

Online messaging apps must be linked to an active SIM card at all times for access to their services, following a government directive. The aim is to curb digital frauds but for millions of ...

India's Union government mandates SIM card verification and six-hour session timeouts for messaging apps to combat cyber fraud. Platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram must ensure continuous SIM linkage, ...

A growing number of cybercrimes and identity-based fraud cases across the country are being traced back to unverified SIM cards illegally sold by street vendors. With digital financial fraud and other ...

The government’s new SIM-binding rule aims to enhance security on messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram. However, according to a survey, a higher proportion of people oppose the measure altogether ...

We explain how COAI's statement in support of SIM Binding doesn't address key issues, and understates the impact of the DoT ...

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SIM binding is a system that allows a messaging app to function only when the SIM card used for registration is active and ...

The government has issued new rules that will affect the way people in India use popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat and others. The new rules are meant to fight cyber ...