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SMS ID registry loopholes plugged; service providers take steps to prevent spoofing

But some overseas vendors, aggregators pose weak link; many small companies also unlikely to be able to afford high cost of registering for Singapore's registry

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Yong Jun Yuan

Yong Jun Yuan

Published Sun, Feb 20, 2022 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    LOOPHOLES in the Singapore SMS registry appear to have been closed.

    The Singapore SMS sender ID protection registry was meant to stop anyone from impersonating a company via SMS if the company was registered.

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