Topic

Caller-ID apps

Mobile apps that identify unknown numbers and let users flag them, built on shared databases of user reports and phone-number reputation signals.

Current clusters

build1 publisher

TRAI makes caller-ID apps write their users' spam taps into the telcos' blockchain registry

India's updated commercial communications rules push spam reports from call-management apps into the operator-run blockchain platform. Truecaller, whose Indian users logged about 42 billion spam calls last year, says the exchange runs one way.

Publishers:mezha.net

Reality

Evidence36
Adoption45
Hype gap+16
Incentives78
Confidence42

product1 publisher

TRAI routes spam reports from caller-ID apps into the telcos' blockchain platform

India's telecom regulator now requires caller-ID apps to forward users' spam flags to the operators' anti-spam platform. Truecaller calls it a one-way exchange, and New Delhi analysts say the rules still have to define what a report must contain.

Publishers:techcrunch.com

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption35
Hype gap+12
Incentives78
Confidence55