"A reference from an intelligence agency was received by the DoT to
block the 'We Phone App', which facilitates its subscriber to spoof the
Calling Line Identification (CLI) through VoIP platform," Communications
and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha in a written
reply.
Call spoofing hides identity of the caller when placing calls. Caller ID spoofing is also used for making prank calls.
Any call initiated from 'We Phone App' is routed through its server located abroad and therefore is difficult to identify/locate the actual calling number/user, said the Minister.
"After carrying out preliminary technical examination, it has been forwarded to Group Coordinator, the Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY), who is the competent authority to issue instructions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource," he added.
Call spoofing hides identity of the caller when placing calls. Caller ID spoofing is also used for making prank calls.
Any call initiated from 'We Phone App' is routed through its server located abroad and therefore is difficult to identify/locate the actual calling number/user, said the Minister.
"After carrying out preliminary technical examination, it has been forwarded to Group Coordinator, the Department of Electronics and IT (DeitY), who is the competent authority to issue instructions for blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource," he added.
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