Anatel Requires Facial Biometrics to Keep Cell Lines Active
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Unwanted automatic connections, called "robocalls" Fantastic The National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) informed on Wednesday (28) that customers will have to check by facial recognition to register or keep their cell phone lines active. In a statement, Anatel stated that the goal is to create life proof mechanism to enhance consumer safety, making it difficult to create lines with false or third-party data. Do you have any suggestions for …
Facial biometrics will be mandatory to register and maintain mobile lines, with recedatration until 2028. See Anatel's deadlines.
The new rule determines that mobile telephone operators adopt biometric identification procedures for individuals and MEI
Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency) approved on this 4th day (28 August 2026) a standard that makes facial recognition mandatory to register or maintain active cell phone lines in Brazil. The measure applies to individuals and MEIs (individual microentrepreneurs) and will be implemented gradually from 2027. This is the full decision (PDF – 430 kB). In practice, users will have to go through a face recognition with proof of life, which wi…
Operators will have up to 2028 to validate customers; specialist states that rule creates barrier against hits such as SIM swap, cloning of WhatsApp and use of chips with third party data
Illustrative image Photo: PexelsAnatel predicts gradual biometric validation for new lines and recedatration by 2029
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