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KATE THOMPSON DAVY: Are digital IDs the answer to the scam tsunami?
A digital ID or traceable SIM may be nice to have from the government’s point of view, but rules must be in place first
25 October 2022 - 19:05
Within a few days of this column millions of Ghanaian SIM cards may be disconnected, leaving great swathes of mobile phone users in the country out of touch.
Ghana’s ministry of communications confirmed last week its intention to proceed with the disconnection of all unregistered SIM cards, urging those who hadn’t completed the two-stage process to hurry up and do so. There have been several deadlines and extensions since the re-registration exercise kicked off on October 1...
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