WhatsApp SIM Mandatory: In a major decision, the government has mandated that all messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram be mandatorily linked to an active SIM. The app will shut down upon removing ...

The applications must regularly check if the original SIM card associated with the account is inserted in the phone. (Image: Unsplash) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new ...

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, ...

SIM binding may require coordination between operating system service providers and app-based communication service providers, said Saikat Datta, co-founder of Deepstrat, while discussing the ...

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 ...

“SIM binding is basically verifying that the device on which you are using an app actually has the SIM which is linked to that app,” said Parag Kar, former vice president for government affairs (India ...

SIM cards have been an integral yet often forgotten part of owning a smartphone for the past few decades. For most users, the SIM card defines the basic commercial relationship they have with their ...