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Kazakhstan Introduced Biometric Identification of Users when Buying Sim Cards: the Authorities Claim that This Is How They Fight Fraudsters.

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In Kazakhstan, since 3 January, a biometric identification of users has been introduced for the purchase of SIM cards, which is reported by the publication "Kursiv" with reference to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan. According to the Chairman of the Telecommunications Committee of the Ministry of Damir Seisembekov, now after the purchase of the SIM card and the installation of the SIM card, a text mes…
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In Kazakhstan, since 3 January, a biometric identification of users has been introduced for the purchase of SIM cards, which is reported by the publication "Kursiv" with reference to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of Kazakhstan. According to the Chairman of the Telecommunications Committee of the Ministry of Damir Seisembekov, now after the purchase of the SIM card and the installation of the SIM card, a text mes…

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currenttime.tv broke the news in on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
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