New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced a major new rule to stop rising cyber fraud in India. Popular messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Snapchat, Signal, ShareChat, Josh, JioChat and others will now have to follow mandatory SIM binding within the next 90 days.

The rule has been introduced because many scams are being run using Indian mobile numbers from outside the country. Fraudsters log in once, remove the SIM, and continue using the app from abroad without any verification. This makes it hard for authorities to trace them.

What is SIM Binding?

SIM binding simply means that your messaging app must stay connected to the same active SIM card that was used to register your account.

In simple words, if your WhatsApp is linked to SIM A, it must always de

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