India forces caller-ID apps to feed spam reports to telcos
techcrunch.comJagmeet Singh
India's telecom regulator is requiring caller-ID apps like Truecaller to share spam detection data with telecom operators. Truecaller argues the mandate would transfer its proprietary spam detection capabilities to competitors without compensation.
Why it mattersThis regulatory move could reshape how caller-ID and spam detection services operate in India's market, potentially forcing AI tools that rely on proprietary datasets to open their data to incumbents.
From the source: Truecaller says the one-way sharing requirement would hand a commercially valuable proprietary asset to telecom operators.Read at techcrunch.com