Zimbabwe: Cyber-Crime - Potraz Calls for Phone Handset Registration

Zimbabwe: Cyber-Crime - Potraz Calls for Phone Handset Registration

The Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is lobbying the Government for mandatory registration of mobile handsets by SIM card holders to enhance the security of electronic transactions and combat cyber-crimes.

Is Zimbabwe’s mobile phone registration really about crime—or silencing dissent? - Zimbabwe Situation

Source: Is Zimbabwe’s mobile phone registration really about crime—or silencing dissent? We have been down this road before! Tendai Ruben Mbofana   There is always something suspicious when an authoritarian regime suddenly expresses concern over rising cybercrime and the need to “protect” its people. When the Zimbabwean government, through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), proposes to register every m…

Is Zimbabwe’s mobile phone registration really about crime—or silencing dissent?

Tendai Ruben Mbofana   There is always something suspicious when an authoritarian regime suddenly expresses concern over rising cybercrime and the need to “protect” its people.  When the Zimbabwean government, through the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), proposes to register every mobile phone handset in the country—supposedly to deter theft and secure mobile financial transactions—it is never just about c…

SEBI Registered Entities To Use Phone Number '1600' To Boost Investor Protection

Aiming to boost investor protection and curb financial fraud, markets regulator Sebi on Tuesday directed all its regulated and registered entities to use the '1600' phone number series for service and transactional voice calls to their customers.This directive aims to enhance investor security by lowering the risk of fraud by exploitative entities that use regular 10-digit numbers to disguise their identity.By adopting the '1600' number series, …

PORTAZ calls on government to register mobile phone handsets

The Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) is lobbying the Government for mandatory registration of mobile handsets by SIM card holders to enhance the security of electronic transactions and combat cyber-crimes. Engineer Hasha Myambo, POTRAZ’s competition and standards manager, stressed the necessity of registering handsets alongside the existing SIM database to improve transaction […] The post PORTAZ calls on gove…

Zimbabwe to Mandate Mobile Device Registration to Combat Cybercrime

Zimbabwe’s telecommunications regulator POTRAZ is advancing plans to implement mandatory mobile handset registration linked to SIM cards as a cybercrime prevention measure, joining a growing number of nations that track devices to combat mobile-related crimes. The Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe is currently engaging with government stakeholders to establish this new registration requirement, which would enhance capa…