No photo, no phone: Customers may lose serviceVietNamNet Bridge – Mobile subscribers may have their SIM cards deactivated if they fail to submit profile photos following a new regulation. If they fail to register, the providers will block incoming calls after 15 days and stop providing services in the next 15 days. Viettel said that their only strategy for encouraging customers to comply with the regulation was providing sufficient information. Weighty responsibilitiesBy the end of March, there were 118.7 million mobile subscriptions in Vietnam, according to the General Statistics Office. Vo Do Thang, a cyber security expert, emphasised that besides tightening the management on mobile subscriptions, policies to protect customers against information leaks needed to be adopted.

Source: VietNamNet News April 10, 2018 23:26 UTC