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Multiple SIM users to verify identity
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 13/01/2024
» People who have more than five mobile SIM cards must register their identities at customer service centres or on mobile operator apps from Jan 16 to ensure the cards are not terminated after the registration deadline.
DES crackdown aims to close more illegal gambling sites
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 15/12/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has vowed to shut down more illegal online gambling sites.
NBTC, police roll out SIM crackdown
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/11/2023
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the Royal Thai Police, has begun aggressively trying to trace 41,398 phone numbers reported as under suspicion of being used in relation to an offence or by mule SIM cards.
NBTC tightens SIM rules
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/11/2023
» The Office of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will implement new regulations by early next year requiring all mobile phone users who have more than five registered active SIM cards to re-register or verify those SIM cards at mobile operators' service centres.
Online fraud law sees incidents fall
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/09/2023
» The combined value of damage caused by online fraud in Thailand has continued to rise, even though the number of victims has declined to an average of 580 complaints per day, from 800 earlier this year, thanks to a new law tackling cybercrime, according to the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.
TikTok promises safe platform for campaign
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 22/02/2023
» Short-video application TikTok says it can create a safe environment on its platform during the upcoming Thai general election.
Agency prepares training for data protection officers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/02/2023
» The Digital Government Development Agency (DGA) is gearing up to train data protection officers for state agencies as required by the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), with an initial target to produce 100 responsible officers by June.
NCSA set to boost cyber security laws
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 16/08/2022
» The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) is planning to expand the enforcement of its standard framework of security requirements from the current 60 organisations of critical information infrastructure (CII) to 120 by the end of next year, said AVM Amorn Chomchoey, deputy secretary-general of NCSA.
Spyware use against activists slammed
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/07/2022
» Thailand must thoroughly investigate the use of the invasive Pegasus spyware found on the phones of dozens of activists, Amnesty International (AI) said in a statement yesterday.
Data protection law slashes unwanted calls
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/06/2022
» More than 90% of incoming mobile phone calls offering products and services have vanished thanks to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which came into effect on June 1, according to Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.