This is not as easy as it sounds — and it’s not common advice. But there’s a new warning for iPhone and Android users to ...

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 ...

The Department of Telecommunications gave messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Snapchat 90 days to implement SIM-binding.

Experts at a MediaNama event on SIM binding reflect on the gap between the policy and technical reality as iOS/Android block ...

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 Department of Telecommunications has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to make it impossible for their users to use services without a SIM. This comes after the DoT ...

The Centre recently passed directions asking social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal to enforce SIM binding, and automatic logout from web-bas ...

Pathanamthitta: Centre-owned telecom operator BSNL, which was struggling to provide SIM cards, got a rescue from its Kerala ...

The Indian government has issued a major directive that could change how millions use popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, ShareChat, JioChat, Arattai, and Josh. The ...

The Indian government has implemented a SIM binding rule requiring users to have a registered SIM card in their phones to access messaging apps. BIF has called for a pause on the implementation, ...