The draft cyber security rules published on June 24 proposed to create a new platform for phone number validation and also includes those entities that use phone numbers to identify customers like banks using phone numbers for UPI transactions
New Delhi:The Department of Telecom has proposed changes in cyber security rules to curb fraudulent activities that are carried out using mobile phone numbers.
The draft cyber security rules published on June 24 proposed to create a new platform for phone number validation and also includes those entities that use phone numbers to identify customers like banks using phone numbers for UPI transactions.
The new mechanism will involve a “MNV platform” that will enable validation by authorised entities and licensees to check whether a mobile number used by an enterprise or users are present in the database of an authorised entity or licensee.
The new cyber security rules have terms for entities that use phone numbers to identify customers or their transactions as telecommunication identifier user entity” (TIUE).
The new rule recommends a price of Rs 1.5 per request for status validation of a mobile number in the database of telecom operated by an entity authorised by centre or state governments.