[kictanet] East Africa readies to stem crime via phones

[Odhiambo Washington]

http://www.nation.co.ke/business/East-Africa-readies-to-stem-crime-via-phones/-/996/2884102/-/nl7rsxz/-/index.html

This, even as I doubt the fact that Airtel and Safaricom does share this
database in Kenya!

When you lose and phone and want it blocked, you need to obtain a Police
abstract. You then have to go to Safaricom CC to get the IMEIs blocked. If
you have a Dual SIM phone as I do, and you use different SIM cards from,
say SIM1=Safaricom, SIM2=Airtel, despite it being one device, you have to
take two steps - Report to Safaricom to block SIM1 and then also report to
Airtel to block SIM2.

I know someone things it makes sense that way, but this is one device!

If they shared the database, shouldn't any of them should just go ahead and
block both IMEIs?? Or that isn't legal?


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Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
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