The Mandatory Registration of SIM Cards

Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, pp. 61-63, 2010

Posted: 10 Mar 2010

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Ewan Sutherland

University of the Witwatersrand, LINK Centre

Date Written: March 8, 2010

Abstract

To support investigations into a range of crimes, governments and regulators are requiring mobile operators to register all pre-paid SIM-cards by collecting personal details to be made available in a central database to police and security services. Unregistered SIM-cards are being barred. Brief descriptions are provided of Botswana, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore, Tanzania and Vietnam.

Keywords: Mobile, Identity, Registration, Criminal investigation and Privacy

JEL Classification: K23, l96, O38

Suggested Citation

Sutherland, Ewan, The Mandatory Registration of SIM Cards (March 8, 2010). Computer and Telecommunications Law Review, pp. 61-63, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1566769

Ewan Sutherland (Contact Author)

University of the Witwatersrand, LINK Centre ( email )

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Johannesburg, Gauteng 2000
South Africa

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