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PTA Arrests 3 for Selling Telecom Subscriber Data Illegally

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from ProPakistani ·

Pakistan's telecom regulator arrested three individuals for allegedly selling confidential subscriber data. The PTA filed a case against the illegal data trade, marking a rare enforcement action. The crackdown aims to curb privacy violations in the telecom sector.

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The arrests signal a shift toward enforcement, but given the scale of data leaks in Pakistan, this may be a drop in the bucket.
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