Lost mobile blocking, tracking system to be rolled out pan-India on May 17: How it will help and other details

India's Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will launch a national system enabling smartphone owners to block and track their lost or stolen devices via the https://ift.tt/W5pZ6Vz website on 17 May. By September, the dothopes to extend functionality to weed out cloned phones which are used for criminal activities. The Central Equipment Identity Register already requires the 15-digit unique numeric identifier - International Mobile Equipment Identity - be entered when mobile phones are sold in India, and can help network operators track lost or stolen devices.

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