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Biometric SIM registration approved
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 20/02/2025
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) approved on Wednesday the draft of a new SIM card registration system and the collection of mobile users' data through a biometric system.
SIM registration rule will shrink Thai mobile market
Business, Published on 11/02/2025
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is introducing new biometric authentication measures for SIM card registration to combat unauthorised SIM cards and online scams. The regulator is also cracking down on unauthorised SIM dealers, with violators facing severe penalties.
Biometric SIM card registration approved
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 23/01/2025
» The board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has approved in principle a draft for a new SIM card registration system and collection of mobile users' data through a biometric system.
Group gathers to foil call centre scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/01/2025
» State agencies held discussions on Friday to propose urgent measures to tackle rampant online fraud and call centre gangs.
Facial recognition for all flight passengers starts December
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/11/2024
» Facial recognition services at six major airports will be expanded to include passengers on international flights starting Dec 1, according to Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT).
Facial recognition for international flight passengers starts Dec 1
Post Reporters, Published on 28/11/2024
» Facial recognition services at six major airports will be expanded to include passengers on international flights starting Dec 1, according to Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT).
No more boarding passes: facial recognition to start in 6 Thai airports
Published on 28/10/2024
» An automated biometric identification system using facial recognition technology will be implemented in six Thai airports later this year to let passengers show their physical ID only once.
Nigerian ruling party keeps powerful Lagos post after tense local polls
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» ABUJA - Nigeria's ruling party has held onto the powerful post of Lagos governor, the country's electoral commission said on Monday, following weekend local elections marred by reports of violence and vote buying.
China Has a Problem With Data Leaks. One Reason Is Its Surveillance State.
Business, Published on 23/07/2022
» To protect sensitive data, China's government has built one of the world's strictest cybersecurity and data-protection regimes.
A digital bridge to much better social support
News, Published on 20/06/2021
» For all its devastation, the Covid-19 crisis does have a silver lining: it has shone a spotlight on important policy lapses -- beginning with the lack of social protection for the world's two billion informal workers. But addressing this failure will require more than social programmes; it will also require governments to bridge the digital divide.