New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has welcomed the Government of India's recent directive mandating SIM-binding for app-based communication services, asserting that the move is a necessary security safeguard that will not compromise user convenience or privacy.

However, the Association highlighted some of the misconceptions circulated regarding SIM-binding requirements for App based communication services.

It emphasized that SIM-binding is already widely used across digital authentication systems such as UPI and payments applications.

According to COAI, the mechanism only requires the SIM to be present and active in the device not necessarily connected to mobile data making it practical even for i...