India to send official whassup to WhatsApp after massive spamstorm
India's IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar will ask WhatsApp to explain what's up, after the Meta-owned messaging service experienced a dramatic increase in spam calls.
India is the largest market for WhatsApp, with over 450 million users – many of whom have in the last couple of weeks received plenty of spam calls from overseas. Many of the calls involve fake job offers, usually with a request to negotiate the gig on a different messaging platform – which makes tracking the perps harder.
The timing of that spam storm is intriguing. On May 1, Indian carriers were required to implement AI-powered spam call filters. Asin November 2022, the AI-infused system was developed after a blockchain-based spam-buster bombed.Whatever the exact reasons for WhatsApp being whacked, Chandrasekhar is not happy about the amount of spam it's carried.
"We have quickly ramped up our AI & ML systems to bring down such incidents significantly," the statement reads."Our new enforcement will reduce the current calling rate by at least 50 percent and we expect to be able to control the current incidence effectively. We will continue to work relentlessly towards ensuring a safe experience for our users.
The Team has urged Indian orgs to educate their developers about the possible downsides of AI, and to avoid submitting"sensitive information, such as login credentials, financial information or copyright data to such applications."
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