Icasa claims it cannot fulfil its mandate regarding number allocations as it has no sight of the Rica database.
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One can easily activate multiple eSims by uploading false Rica validation information to Me&You Mobile’s website.
There is a serious flaw in the Rica Act that has big implications for the effectiveness of police investigations.
The proliferation of unregistered Sim cards, despite South Africa’s Rica legislation, warrants serious investigation.
The constitutional court handed down a significant judgment on this week, declaring that certain provisions of the infamous Regulation of Interception of Communications Act are unconstitutional.
In a landmark judgment handed down on Thursday, the constitutional court banned the South African state from bulk surveillance of online communication, preventing security agencies from hoovering up Internet data.
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The high court judgment has found sections of Rica to be unconstitutional and invalid, starting with the fact that the act does not prescribe a process for people to be informed about state surveillance.
South Africa’s Rica legislation, which governs the ability of the state to spy on the electronic communications of citizens, is unlawful, the high court in Johannesburg has ruled.
A case before the high court in Pretoria is set to have important implications for citizens’ privacy – and the ability of journalists to do their work without hindrance.