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Tuesday 26 Jan 2016 - 19:17 Makkah mean time-16-4-1437
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Riyadh, (IINA) - Saudi Arabia’s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) has stated that the country’s security agencies will now enforce a new regulation requiring all telecommunication subscribers to register their fingerprints, Arab News reported.
A CITC source, who preferred anonymity, said on Monday that fingerprints would not be required for the recharging of airtime.
The CITC decision was announced last year, but implementation was delayed because some mobile service operators in the Kingdom needed time to obtain fingerprint registration devices from abroad. The new measure was introduced because the current system was not working, according to reports.
The first phase of the decision will include new customers, and will require that fingerprints be provided on special devices to obtain a SIM card. The devices will be linked to the National Information Center to ensure the identities of SIM owners are accurate.
The decision was based on the Ministry of Interior’s request to ensure information of SIM cardholders are protected, and to prevent people from obtaining mobile phones with fraudulent identification cards.
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