The Legislative Assembly (AL) yesterday passed the outline of a government-initiated bill on cybersecurity which proposes the mandatory implementation of real-name registration for the provision of telecom services – i.e. customers will be required to provide their real identification data to telecom service operators, including for the purchase of a pre-paid SIM card.
Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak introduced the outline of the bill during a plenary session in the legislature’s hemicycle yesterday.
Wong said that in order to ensure the sound operation of important network systems run in various sectors and the protection of network data, various countries and regions with advanced IT operations around the world have enacted laws on cybersecurity matters.
