The news is not directly related to bitcoin, but to blockchain technology for a change.
A new directive by TRAI to telecom operators. Unregistered telemarketers will have to register with TRAI at first and provide updates too.
They have built a blockchain aka a distributed ledger to maintain the list of spam callers. That is what we had been doing using Truecaller and so on for all these years.
Using this ledger they will prevent spam callers from their bad habits.
Link to the original article :
TRAI Directs Indian Telcos to Stop Spam Calls, Blacklist Callers Using Blockchain Technology
Spam calls are a big issue in countries like India where we still do not have a privacy law. These spammer or so-called marketing agencies use this loophole to spam users and the worst part is that when you disconnect the call as the Truecaller app shows the number as spam they use a different number again to contact. In most cases, numbers are leaked by banking employees as they are the ones who have phone numbers and are aware of the customer's needs. The need is to have a privacy law in India but I appreciate that TRAI took the initiative and came up with a new feature to counter spam calls. This means that the privacy law that is pending to be implemented would not be coming soon which is not good for anyone in India who feels the need for law to protect his/her privacy.
