Monkey photo on ID activates Philippine SIM cards, exposing loophole in new law vs scammers

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Monkey photo on ID activates Philippine SIM cards, exposing loophole in new law vs scammers
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They added face recognition to the SIM registration process, in an attempt to reduce fraud. (Maybe by limiting or not allowing duplicate faces.) But a monkey face works too, and they are plentiful on the islands, supplying many unique faces.