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Ursula Owusu Ekuful <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ministry of\nCommunications is in the process of establishing a Central Equipment Identity\nRegistry (CEIR) to track unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)\nnumbers of the var"},"modified":"2019-07-04T22:54:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T22:54:36","slug":"protection-for-mobile-phone-users-under-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/04\/protection-for-mobile-phone-users-under-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection For Mobile Phone Users Under Way"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Ursula Owusu Ekuful <\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ministry of
\nCommunications is in the process of establishing a Central Equipment Identity
\nRegistry (CEIR) to track unique International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI)
\nnumbers of the various smart devices that are imported into the country,
\nMinister of Communications, Ursula Owusu Ekuful has said.<\/p>\n

According to her,
\nthe Ghana CEIR would be linked to the international database to prevent the
\ntrafficking of substandard, blacklisted or stolen devices into the country and
\neventually prevent the use of counterfeit and stolen digital devices on mobile
\nnetworks.<\/p>\n

This was made
\nknown in Parliament Tuesday when the minister appeared before the House to
\nanswer a question by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for
\nAssin South, John Ntim Fordjour. <\/p>\n

Mr Fordjour asked
\nwhat measures the ministry was putting in place to ensure user privacy
\nprotection amidst fears that a million units of inexpensive smartphones sold in
\ndeveloping countries like Ghana contained preloaded applications that harvested
\nuser data without the owners\u2019 knowledge.<\/p>\n

The minister
\nindicated that the system would ensure digital and social safety by providing
\nsecurity against theft or devices and access to data by third parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnregistered
\ndevices would be blocked after appropriate notification period\u201d the minister
\nsaid, stressing that the obligation of government to uphold and protect the
\nright and property of citizens would be enhanced through the use of this
\nsystem.<\/p>\n

The minister also
\npointed out that the ministry was in the process of introducing comprehensive
\ncyber-security legislation and the establishment of the Cyber Security
\nAuthority (CSA) to regulate the digital ecosystem in Ghana<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ministry,
\nthrough the CSA shall be responsible for cyber-security, research and
\ndevelopment to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in the use of
\nexisting digital communication devices which will aid in sensitizing the public
\non the blacklisted brands and devices to avoid\u201d, the minister noted<\/p>\n

She said apart from this, the government has established the Data Protection Commission (DPC) after the Data Protection Act was passed in 2012 to help protect the privacy of the individual and personal data by regulating the processing of personal information and provide the process to obtain, hold, use or disclose personal information.<\/p>\n

By Thomas Fosu Jnr <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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