RICA challenged in South Africa
The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism has launched a constitutional challenge against RICA and unregulated bulk interception.
View ArticleVodacom and MTN must reveal government surveillance stats – R2K
The Right2Know Campaign has filed PAIA requests with South Africa’s mobile operators to find out how many “surveillance operations” have been conducted through them.
View ArticleCellphone surveillance in South Africa – We should all be afraid
Professor Jane Duncan said the Rica process and institutions have been run down.
View ArticleThe South African government can spy on you without anyone knowing
Not many South Africans know that the government has its own interception and monitoring centre.
View ArticleHow to use WhatsApp without a SIM or RICA
We set up a working WhatsApp account without needing to buy a SIM to have a "legitimate" cellphone number.
View ArticleSouth Africa has been conducting mass surveillance on its citizens
South Africa is one of two countries which have recently admitted to running mass surveillance programmes.
View ArticleRICA declared “inconsistent” with the Constitution
The South Gauteng High Court has found that parts of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-Related Information (RICA) Act are unconstitutional.
View ArticleMTN using fingerprints to stop contract fraud
MTN plans to roll out new measures to combat fraudulent contract applications that are taken out via online and telesales channels.
View ArticleRain launches online RICA process
Rain has launched an online RICA process which removes the need to physically wait for a certified agent to activate their SIM.
View ArticleHow long it takes to buy and RICA a SIM in 2020
We visited a mall in Centurion which had outlets from all four mobile operators to find out.
View ArticleHow networks will use cellphone location data to stop the spread of the...
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams announced yesterday that network operators will provide location data to help government track the spread of the COVID-19...
View ArticleIllegal SIMs make police investigations impossible in South Africa
Illegally-registered SIM cards are a significant obstacle for police investigations.
View ArticleHere is how easy it is to buy an illegal SIM in South Africa
It is so easy to buy an illegally-registered SIM that some consumers may do it by accident.
View ArticleWhat it takes to reach your SIM card limit in South Africa
Mobile networks in South Africa impose different limits on the number of SIM cards they allow an individual to register.
View ArticleCourt ruling bans mass surveillance in South Africa
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the South African government may not conduct bulk surveillance on citizens.
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