Wala raw dapat ikatakot at pangambahan ang mga Pilipino sa pagpaparehistro ng SIM dahil hindi raw ito gagamitin sa state surveillance, red tagging o sa anumang masamang layunin, ayon kay Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla nitong Lunes, Disyembre 26.

“We further assure the public that the telcos’ compliance with their obligation shall be periodically monitored by the relevant government agencies. The law provides that DICT shall perform an annual audit on the telcos’ compliance with information security standards and that telcos are required to submit to the NTC, DICT and both Houses of Congress, on or before the 30th day of April of each year, an annual report on the implementation of the provisions of the law and the IRR for the previous calendar year,” saad ni Remulla sa isang inter-agency press conference.

Ang naturang press conference ay magkatuwang na idinaos ng DOJ, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT), at ng National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

“Tomorrow, December 27, PTEs (Public Telecommunications Entities) or telcos shall start to implement SIM registration so we urge everyone who has a mobile phone, which is almost every single Filipino, to undertake registration of their own SIMs within the 180-day period,” dagdag pa niya.

Panawagan ni Poe: Pagpaparehistro ng SIM, 'wag pahirapin

Pinayuhan din niya ang publiko na huwag ibenta ang mga rehistradong SIM, gumamit ng mali o gawa-gawang impormasyon kapag magpaparehistro dahil ang mga gawaing ito ay paglabas sa batas at magkakaroon ng kaukulang parusa.

Bukod dito, pinayuhan din niya ang mga telecommunications company: “The success in the implementation of this law lies squarely on your shoulders and you have a duty to fulfill as well as a responsibility to the public who will be entrusting their data and information to you. This government will be vigilant so that data in your SIM Registers are secured and protected at all times and shall comply with the minimum information security standards prescribed by the DICT, consistent with internationally-accepted cybersecurity standards and relevant laws, rules, and regulations.”

“You are to comply at all times with the requirements of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and issuances of the National Privacy Commission, such as in the conduct of privacy impact assessment on the respective SIM registers prior to the entry of any personal data in the Registers, or within a reasonable time thereafter; implementation of reasonable and appropriate physical, organizational and technical security measures to protect personal data of data subjects throughout the data lifecycle of the SIM Register; enable mechanisms for the exercise of the rights of end-users as data subjects under the DPA of 2012; and ensure that any processing of personal data submitted by the end-user in the registration of their SIM shall have a legitimate purpose which is not contrary to law, morals, public order, and public policy, and meets the criteria for lawful processing of personal data under the DPA.

“You are also obliged to retain for ten (10) years from the date of deactivation the relevant data and information of any deactivated SIM,” dagdag pa niya. 

Samantala, nanawagan si Senador Grace Poe sa National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) at sa mga telecommunications company na gawing madali para sa taumbayan ang pagpaparehistro ng kanilang subscriber identity module (SIM) habang sinisigurong pribado ang kanilang datos at impormasyon.