New data privacy concerns for Namibia’s biometric SIM registration

The head of the Payment Association of Namibia’s e-Money Forum, Paul Rowney, has urged the country’s authorities to put an end to the biometric SIM registration exercise until a personal data protection legislation has been enacted.

Rowney, also a former Technology adviser with the United Nations, is quoted by Namibian as saying biometric capture for SIM registration would have made more sense if the right legislative framework was in place.

The biometric SIM registration process in Namibia has had a …

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