Telkomsel Tests SIM Card Registration With Face Recognition Technology

Face recognition test SIM Card registration (photo: Telkomsel)

JAKARTA - Telkomsel together with the Ministry of Communication and Digital are again conducting a biometric registration trial for SIM Cards, using facial recognition technology that has been upgraded to its security.

The improvement includes the application of liveness detection according to ISO 30107 (active and passive) standards to ensure that the subjects present are really alive individuals, not photos, videos, or digital manipulation (deepfake).

"Telkomsel supports government policies in implementing biometric-based registration to improve customer digital identity security," said Telkomsel Sales Director Stanislaus Susatyo, in an official statement.

This biometric registration is a response to the increasing cases of cell phone misuse for fraud, hoaxes, and digital crimes, as well as potential misuse of identity data (NIK and No. KK) for double or illegal registration.

Stanislaus hopes that, through the implementation of gradual and measurable biometric registration, while considering the readiness of the ecosystem and the device, this policy can provide optimal benefits for the community

Meanwhile, iyu, Director General of Digital Ecosystems at the Ministry of Communication and Digigi, Edwin Hidayat Abdullah, emphasized that this biometric registration is a form of protection for mobile phone users in Indonesia.

Edwin hopes that this biometric registration will become a new pattern in the mobile business, showing that cellular operators not only care about how to get big company profits, but also care about the safety, security and comfort of their customers.