Avoiding hits by search engines on the page that guides the SIM unlocking procedure on the au (KDDI) web page It was revealed in the wake of a tweet by a mobile phone agency operator that a tag was embedded to do so. For multiple media, KDDI set a tag that should have been set only for "temporary page" on the original page, and for the purpose of hiding the cancellation method from the user No, it explains human error, not intentional.
According to ITmedia, KDDI has posted SIM unlocking on the "regular page" (the end of the URL is unlock/), as well as UQ They prepared provisional page B (the end of the URL is unlock_b/) with a mobile banner and provisional page C (the end of the URL is unlock_c/) with a banner for price plan review, and were trying to see how users reacted. That's it. In mid-May, I noticed that only provisional pages were displayed in Google search results, and as a result of placing "noindex" and "nofollow" tags in mid-June, neither the regular page nor the provisional page was displayed. , explains. At the time of writing this article (around 10:00 pm on June 28), you can still access "provisional page B" and "provisional page C", but if you access the official page, you will be redirected to one of the provisional pages. The "noindex" and "nofollow" tags that remained around 5:30 pm on June 28 have been removed from both provisional pages at around 10:00 pm.
It became clear in January, and was also taken up at the expert panel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. In the minutes of the meeting at that time, the chairman of the panel of experts said frankly, ``I myself was a little surprised. is written. At the end of May, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications published the draft report summarizing the results of the discussions, and is accepting public comments until June 28. In the report, it is stated that the installation of search avoidance tags is ``to be thoroughly prohibited''.
Regarding SIM locks, which prevent users from using mobile phones other than the carrier from which they purchased them, they see this as a barrier to users switching carriers. It's been done. In order to prevent non-payment of smartphone terminal fees, which are becoming more expensive and are generally paid in installments, an expert panel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said, ``Even if you purchase an engagement ring or a high-end camera in installments, the functions will not be restricted. ", and concludes that SIM locks unfairly restrict users' interests and should be banned across the board. Source: Keitai watch, ITmedia, J-CAST News, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (PDF) (hato)
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