The Ministry of Communications and Digital (K-KOMM) has issued a directive to all telecommunications companies (telcos) to block any URL
. This is by ensuring that no users would mistakenly click on bogus links, assuming that they are legitimate.
“Several online scams happen when people mistakenly press on the link, and after giving their personal information, they find themselves being scammed,” she explained. However, the K-KOMM deputy minister noted that the directive is expected to come into effect in phases, and hoped that involved telcos would be able to implement it soon.As you’d expect, blocking links would remove the ability for users to click it altogether, rendering it useless.
Meanwhile, blocking URLs could also cause difficulties to the telcos themselves, given the fact that they have been relying on the service to issue out notices for bill payments or promotions to its customers. These often come with links that lead users to the related pages on the telco’s website as a form of convenience. Regardless, the implementation of this new directive would end this practice for not only telcos, but for banks and government services as well.
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