Online messaging apps must be linked to an active SIM card at all times for access to their services, following a government directive. The aim is to curb digital frauds but for millions of ...

WhatsApp New Rule: Last week, DoT made it mandatory for users to restrict access to popular messaging apps to only active SIM cards. Now, in a fresh directive, the department has instructed social ...

The Government of India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to app-based messenger services like WhatsApp, Signal, and Telegram, mandating the implementation of SIM binding ...

The Centre’s new SIM-binding rules will now determine how long you can stay logged in to WhatsApp Web and other web platforms of messaging apps like Telegram, Signal, Arattai and Snapchat. The apps ...

The Union government passed directions on Friday (November 28, 2025) requiring services like WhatsApp to only work if users have the SIM card used to sign up for the service in their device, and to ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions to app-based communication service providers to make it impossible for their users to use services without a SIM. This comes after the ...

I’ve been writing about technology since 2012, focusing on privacy. With companies vying for user data, AI skimming it for tools, and countless bad actors seeking to exploit it, safeguarding the ...

This project is an Angular web application that displays an interactive SVG world map and shows real-time country data from the World Bank API. The map highlights countries on hover and displays key ...