[kictanet] East African states to share SIM card, national ID data

[Kivuva]

This might also prevent cross-border phone theft trade.

I hope they address issues of data protection as they implement
information sharing.

What is the future of the EAC with Tanzania cementing itself towards
SADC and new developments like this continuing to fuel doubts? Is
diplomacy failing EAC?

On 21/12/2013, Grace Githaiga <ggithaiga at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan are working towards establishing a
> cross-border SIM card registration framework in a new effort to curb the
> rise in crimes perpetrated by the use of mobile
> devices.http://www.nation.co.ke/business/East-African-states-to-share-SIM-card-and-national-ID-data-/-/996/2121474/-/iqt4hez/-/index.html
> 		 	   		


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