Introduction of Calling Name Presentation (CNAP) in Telecom Networks | TRAI Caller
Channel: Internet Freedom Foundation
Date: 2023-03-10

Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the truest-caller of them all?

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India seems to be in competition with the Truecaller app for this answer with its proposed service called CNAP (Calling Name Presentation). This service will allow a caller's name to be displayed on the recipient’s screen even when their name is not saved on the recipient’s phone.

But is this government operated service a good idea?
Watch this video on our explanation of what this service exactly is and what our concerns are regarding it. 

Read our blogpost regarding this: https://internetfreedom.in/trai-introduction-of-calling-name-presentation/
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