MediaNama

Standing committee on Home Affairs Backs DoT’s Mobile Number Validation Platform

We missed this earlier: The Mobile Number Validation (MNV) service should be implemented in collaboration with banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), and fintech companies to limit the use of ...
Engadget

How to perform a reverse phone number lookup

In an age of constant communication, receiving phone calls or messages from unknown numbers has become increasingly common. Whether it's a missed call from an unfamiliar number, a potential scam or a ...
India TV

Banks and UPI apps will soon be able to verify mobile number ownership with telecom operators to prevent fraud

As the instances of cyberfraud and identity theft are on the rise in the country, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has proposed a new Mobile Number Validation (MNV) platform. As per ET ...
MediaNama

Sahamati Questions Link Between Mobile Number Use and Telecom Security Risks Under Draft MNV Rules

We missed this earlier: Merely using a mobile number to identify customers does not create a material risk to telecom networks, the account aggregator industry body Sahamati said in its comments on ...
CNN

A private phone number, secret opening times, and no interest in Michelin: Inside one of Tokyo’s invite-only restaurants

Chef Yosuke Suga is no stranger to Michelin stars, having worked to earn and keep them for more than a decade as a protégé of the late, great, Joel Robuchon, once the world’s most Michelin-starred ...
Developing Telecoms

Malaysian telcos to federate open API for number verification

Malaysian operators, CelcomDigi, Maxis, U Mobile, Telekom Malaysia and YTL Communications have unveiled plans to launch a new ...
NJ.com

N.J. police department was secretly recording phone calls, mayor says

The mayor of Dover in Morris County accused the local police department of recording and storing phone calls made to and from municipal buildings in a recent social media post. “The town of Dover has ...
The Independent

The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The Bakersfield Californian

GL Strengthens Mobile Network Testing with Location and Fallback Solutions

GL Communications Inc., a global leader in telecom testing solutions, addressed the press regarding their protocol emulation suite, Message Automation and Protocol ...
al.com

Mobile County Sheriff’s sergeant indicted for stealing impounded vehicles

A Mobile County Sheriff’s sergeant was recently indicted on 13 criminal counts related to allegedly stealing three impounded vehicles from the Sheriff’s Office, and forging title applications and ...
The Independent

Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...