The government plans to empower mobile carriers to block phone lines used for financial scams and unsolicited bulk text messages or “spam,” officials said Monday. It is also seeking to strengthen requirements for short message service providers and ban financial services firms from sharing personal information of customers with their affiliates without giving prior notice to those concerned. These measures will be included in a revision bill on privacy protection, which will be submitted to the National Assembly next month, according to the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
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