Rethinking Ghana's SIM Re‑Registration: A call for evidence-based policy making

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• Ben 1 day ago

  Well written and I could not agree with you more. Policies should be backed by data and proper consultations. This proposed SIM re-registration will impose unneccessary hardship on Ghanaians.

  Well written and I could not agree with you more. Policies should be backed by data and proper consultations. This proposed SIM re-registration will impose unneccessary hardship on Ghanaians.

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• Yaw 19 hours ago

  Its so reckless how personal data is collected and managed. Why do I have to provide my biometric info to NCA just because I want to own a SIM card? It's not a justifiable reason and the constitution must frown on this. There ...
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  Its so reckless how personal data is collected and managed. Why do I have to provide my biometric info to NCA just because I want to own a SIM card? It's not a justifiable reason and the constitution must frown on this. There should be alternatives options for verification> we should not be easy going providing such sensitive data? Where else in this world is this done?

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• The Spear 16 hours ago

  Hey, are you the only person in the society? It's not about you but about what others chose to do with their SIM, that's why the call is about restricting one SIM registration to a physical person and ensuring it works.
  It' ...
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  Hey, are you the only person in the society? It's not about you but about what others chose to do with their SIM, that's why the call is about restricting one SIM registration to a physical person and ensuring it works.
  It's about accountability and the idea of being able to hold people responsible for undermining the system when that happens, thus making it safer for everyone.

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• Yaw 16 hours ago

  such a weird thinking. We should be concerned about how your brain works. Eat some spinach !

  such a weird thinking. We should be concerned about how your brain works. Eat some spinach !

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• Yaw 19 hours ago

  we are dishing out biometric information anyhow, as if we are buying bus tickets from Kumasi to Accra. Do you guys know the implications in the future? Even in more developed countries when crime occurs, not every policeman h ...
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  we are dishing out biometric information anyhow, as if we are buying bus tickets from Kumasi to Accra. Do you guys know the implications in the future? Even in more developed countries when crime occurs, not every policeman has access to such information. This must be discouraged at all levels and alternative solutions sought.

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