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Tanzania Uses Biometrics for SIM Card Registration

The biometric system will help nab criminals who use forged identities to register SIM cards which are then used to commit fraud and other crimes, the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority's Director, James Kilaba has said.

William Oeri

A mobile phone user inserts a SIM card into a phone. (file photo).

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