Telkom wants my fingerprints for a prepaid sim?

[Mars]

I just tried to get a prepaid lte sim at the telkom shop and she asked me for my fingerprints?

WTF?

She said if I don't agree I can't have the sim.

I walked out.

 

[NeonNinja]

Why didn't you ask to speak to the manager?

 

[Afon Kulikov]

They did the same when I bought data for my RAIN sim

 

[ISP cash cow]

next time go get some latex liquid and rub it on your finger tips, let it harden and then go back into the telkom store, when she asks for your fingerprints start peeling the latex off and start flinging it at her.

That would be priceless to watch

 

[mercurial]

LMFAO

 

[RedViking]

Is that now part of RICA?

 

[SykomantiS]

How about no...

I can't remember ever having to give fingerprints for any sim card, and I have a couple rica'd to my name/ID

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

what next? DNA samples?

 

[mercurial]

Why didn't you ask to speak to the manager?

This. With all our data being stolen and used for ill-purposes, the last thing you need is to have your fingerprints stolen as well.

 

[mercurial]

what next? DNA samples?

I'll spit in their faces.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I'll spit in their faces.

that should work and take a dump in their printer

 

[SeRpEnT]

Telkom hellkom:

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"Zahied eventually returned with a security report that stated my finger prints did not actually belong to me (go figure?), despite the fact that the printout he was waving in my face included my photograph but even the excellent likeness this was not enough to satisfy the powers that be that I am in the flesh the same person that was staring up from the A4 printout. Thus the increasingly sullen, disinterested Zahied informed me I would have to wait between 24 to 48 hours for the SIM swop. No apology. No explanation. "

 

[Moby Grape]

I just tried to get a prepaid lte sim at the telkom shop and she asked me for my fingerprints?

WTF?

She said if I don't agree I can't have the sim.

I walked out.

Go to PEP stores.

 

[mercurial]

Sounds about right. Useless kants.

 

[Ninja'd]

what next? DNA samples?

Dis hoekom hulle naam Tel-kom is.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

screw telkom

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[Mars]

I got one from Checkers in the end, but still, what right do they have to keep my bio metric data on file? This falls right in line with the whole facial recognition thing. They are a private company.

 

[SmartKit]

I got one from Checkers in the end, but still, what right do they have to keep my bio metric data on file? This falls right in line with the whole facial recognition thing. They are a private company.

The banks are private companies?

 

[chefdude98]

The banks are private companies?

The banks have the go ahead from the government to process identity documents.

Telkom blacklists clients that have already cancelled contracts.

Telkom cant be trusted with biometric data.

 

[cavedog]

They took my finger prints when I did a contract sim swap. When I declined they said I can't get the sim swap.