Egypt mobile firms face prosecution over data crisis
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Egypt has referred the four mobile companies to the Public Prosecution after discovering phone lines registered in the names of users without their knowledge or possession, in order to investigate complaints related to lines registered without their consent. This initiative is part of efforts to protect users' rights and their personal data. The authority has implemented urgent regulatory measures, including halting the sale and activation of new lines and sending messages to beneficiaries to update their contracts in the real name of the actual holder. The authority is also accelerating the development of biometric verification mechanisms to enhance security and is demanding that companies open up opportunities for more secure identity verification of users, following previous inquiries that revealed plans not linked to the real users.
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