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Singapore mobile phone retailer fined for illicitly registering and selling prepaid SIM cards

( January 17, 2024, 05:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A mobile phone retailer in Singapore, Mobile Chat, and its owner have been imposed a financial penalty of S$48,000 ($35,600) for egregious misuse of individuals’ personal data to undertake illicit activities — the highest penalty meted out by Singapore's Personal Data Protection Commission for this offense to date. Investigations found that the retailer had exploited customers’ personal data to illicitly register more than a thousand prepaid SIM cards that were sold to anonymous buyers.  The statement follows and the decision is attached. ...

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