News India’s Telecom Authority issues directives on misuse of message templates Access service providers have 15 days to update their code of practice and 45 days to get back to authorities with a compliance report. Kamya PandeyMay 15, 2023
News WhatsApp Faces Surge in Spam Calls, Raises Concerns over Security and Hacking Attempts Receiving spam calls can be annoying, but things can take a much more serious turn if this spam turns out to be a hacking... Kamya PandeyMay 10, 2023
News India’s telecom regulator doubles down on its efforts to curb spam Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has allowed pilot run of an AI/ML-based system to detect fraudulent message patterns; May 1 set as deadline MitakshMarch 28, 2023
News What are the directions issued by India’s telecom regulator to improve telcos’ quality of services? Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued directions regarding call quality, 5G services rollout, network outages, and spam MitakshFebruary 18, 2023
News How is India’s telecom regulator looking to curb spam messages? The regulator wants only registered telemarketers to send promotional messages through approved templates MitakshFebruary 17, 2023
News What is the purpose of the joint committee formed by TRAI with RBI and SEBI officials? TRAI is forming the joint committee to tackle cyber fraud and phishing amid rising number of such cases. What are the proposed steps? MitakshNovember 16, 2022
News Twitter denies whistleblower allegations of Indian government agents on company payroll Former Twitter executive makes multiple serious allegations against Twitter in a whistleblower complaint. Vallari SanzgiriAugust 24, 2022
News India’s Telecom Department Asks International Operators to Drop Calls with No Identification Have you ever received international calls that turn out to be spam? You will not be disturbed by these calls anymore as the Department... MitakshJuly 7, 2022
News Why did Google disable RCS’ Business Feature only in India? Google has been forced to pause its RCS feature as verified businesses inundate users with unwanted ads of credit cards and gambling. MitakshJune 2, 2022
News Here’s why Twitter’s experimental downvote feature is problematic Twitter may be encouraged by its initial findings, but there are many thing that can go wrong with such a feature. Sarvesh MathiFebruary 7, 2022