Trai extends mandatory whitelisting deadline by a month to October 1

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday extended the deadline to implement the mandatory whitelisting, or registration of internet links, Android application packages (APKs), and call back numbers sent through text messages, by a month till October 1.

Whitelisting is a cybersecurity strategy under which only pre-approved or trusted users, entities, or actions are allowed to operate on a system or network.