SIM registration system in Philippines accepts digital IDs with animal faces

In the Philippines, the NBI ran an "experiment" and found that SIM cards can be registered even with the photo of an animal, calling into question the security of the new digital ID system, says Philstar.

According to Jeremy Lotoc, NBI Cybercrime Division Chief, the division successfully registered a newly bought SIM card into the system using a fake ID bearing the face of a monkey smiling, according to a senate hearing on September 5th.

“The issue we have …

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