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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 88608, member: 27"] A top official just shot down a proposal to skip the upcoming SIM re-registration, calling the idea a dangerous privacy breach. Privacy Warning [LIST] [*]NIA boss Yayra Koku rejected suggestions to just match existing biometric records instead. [*]He argued that skipping user consent would compromise data privacy and the whole exercise’s integrity. [*]Koku stressed his agency’s system is locked down and needs biometric verification for access. [*]He blasted the proposal from some technologists as unsafe and unacceptable. [/LIST] Registration Details [LIST] [*]A nationwide SIM re-registration is scheduled to kick off in June. [*]Communications Minister Samuel Nartey George promised that the process would be seamless. [*]People can apparently handle it from home using their smartphones. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]