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Friday 5 July 2013

Fingerprints may now needed to get new SIM cards in India

Fraudulent SIM cards being circulated through small retailers poses a potential risk to the

National Security. To bring end to misuse of the SIM Cards and reduce security issues, the

Home Ministry has asked the Department of Telecommunication(DoT) to make the Fingerprint

verification or any other biometric scans mandatory when issuing new SIM Card.

"Sim cards are used for various authentication...if this is taken it can make sure the culprit

cant claim i did not take the SIM. proving is easy if someone used fingerprint and took the

SIM." Experts from Cyber Security &Privacy Foundation(CSPF) told EHN when we asked

about the new verification method.

"It makes it in convenient for people to purchase SIM cards. people cant buy in small

shops...may be we should go to showrooms of service providers and buy it." -

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