In search of a telephone security system based on blockchain – India
Recently, the Indian Telecommunications Supervision and Control Agency announced
their intentions to launch an application backed with blockchain, to block and divert calls
and/or annoying messages. The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRAI) proposed a new draft focused on optimizing processes with the reception of “unscrupulous elements” by commercial communications.
The project, titled
“Regulation of preference of customers over commercial communications, 2018”,
has an objective of the creation of a system that allows users to control messages and incoming calls, especially those related to commercial communications or unsolicited marketing, known as Spam.
The TRAI also communicated pride in the adoption of the new technology that will
grant the ability
“to continue with regulatory compliance, while promoting improvements
and innovations in the technological sector”.
Thus, “blockchain will guarantee confidentiality and will give access only to those who
are authorized. So they could access the details of the subscriber only when they
need to deliver the service.”
According to a spokesmen, “This will be the first time that distributed accounting technology is used to implement applications in the telecommunications sector.” TRAI, also proposed a “sandbox” as a test measure for new projects, before the implementation or the official launch. This “sandbox” will also promote more innovation with blockchain technology for entities to develop solutions and applications in order to optimize processes, globally.
by Samuel Paz
