
ABOUT 95% of Filipinos regularly receive text messages from scammers despite a law that mandates Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration, according to the Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU).
The group in a statement on Sunday said 92% of respondents in its recent survey of 880 mobile phone subscribers thought the law has been a failure.
About 30% who receive scam texts fall victim to phishing, theft of personal information or money, or viruses on their devices.
CPU said 74% thought there has been no proper response from the government and telecommunication companies to help scam victims.
“With its rushed implementation and a lack of preparation, the SIM Registration Act faced issues from its first weeks —registration servers going down, a large wave of registration with fake IDs and an ever-growing risk of leaking the personal info of millions of subscribers,” it added.
The National Telecommunications Commission did not immediately reply to an e-mail seeking comment. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana