Sanchar Saathi app launched to protect against telecom fraud
In the last few years, cases of fraud through mobile have increased rapidly. To deal with this problem, some measures have also been taken by the central government. In this episode, ‘Sanchar Saathi’ app has been launched to increase telecom security and protect against fraud. Through this, stolen or lost mobile can also be blocked.
Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the objective of the Sanchar Saathi mobile app is to increase telecom security and empower citizens. This app is available for both Android and iOS platforms. This will provide users with tools to deal with telecom fraud and increase the security of their information on mobile.
Through the Chakshu feature of this app, suspicious or fraud calls and SMS can be reported directly from the mobile log. On this app, it will also be possible to find out how many mobile connections have been issued in the name of the user. Through this, lost or stolen mobile can be blocked, traced and recovered. The authenticity of the handset can also be confirmed on the Sanchar Saathi app. Recently, the Department of Telecom (DoT) had disconnected more than 85 lakh mobile connections. Among these, more than 78 lakh mobile connections were such that were made using fake documents. Apart from this, more than six lakh mobile connections were linked to cybercrime.
Earlier, DoT had implemented a tool based on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to increase security in the telecom sector. These mobile connections were disconnected after the analysis done on this tool. DoT has also strengthened the Know Your Customer (KYC) framework for issuing mobile connections and new guidelines have been introduced for telecom companies in this regard. Under these guidelines, telecom companies will have to do strict verification of all Point of Sale (PoS). The new rule of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) called Message Traceability has also come into force. This rule will help in reducing spam messages. In the new system, the message can be tracked from the person sending it to its delivery.
