Sanchar Saathi app battles online fraud and tracks lost phones using user-reported data. Over 1.4 crore users installed it. It protects against financial scams & supports multiple languages for scam reporting.
COAI highlights unaddressed concerns about DPDP rules, advocating for harmonized guidelines and a risk-based approach for telecom, citing issues with consent management, reporting overlaps & minor verification.
Supply chain attacks pose a significant financial risk. A study reveals a gap between perceived and real cyber risk, highlighting over-reliance on trust rather than verification in supply chain security.
Top telcos and legal experts have flagged concerns over the draft data protection rules, saying clauses around transferring personal data outside India may affect international long distance (ILD) calls and sending text messages overseas or even sending WhatsApp messages to international numbers.
