The Philippine government has given some 150 million active SIM card owners up to next August to register, including those retained by overseas Filipino workers in cities like Hong Kong.Photo: AFPPhilippines’ new SIM card law could be abused by corrupt officials, critics say- The SIM Card Registration Act is meant to crack down on mobile phone scams and other crimes, but has raised concerns of data privacy and abuse- Critics also point to a section of the law that lets authorities carry out ‘spoofing’ of a registered SIM, in which a caller displays a different number to deceive someone during an investigationThe Philippine government has given some 150 million active SIM card owners up to next August to register, including those retained by overseas Filipino workers in cities like Hong Kong.Photo: AFP"