Digital Intelligence Unit

Digital Intelligence Unit

Subject: Security

Context: The central government will set up a digital intelligence unit (DIU) as a nodal agency to deal with complaints of unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and cases of financial fraud, especially in the digital payments space.

Concept:

• It will be a Nodal agency to coordinate between various agencies dealing with unsolicited commercial communication (UCC) and cases of financial fraud.
• For UCC (Unsolicited Commercial Communication) and financial fraud related complaints, time is of utmost essence and a quick time bound action will help in reducing such menace.
• The main function of DIU will be tocoordinate with various Law enforcement Agencies, Financial Institutions and telecom service providers in investigating any fraudulent activity involving telecom resources.
• At License Service Area level, Telecom Analytics for Fraud Management and Consumer Protection (TAFCOP) system will also be created.
• It will promote the trust of people in the digital ecosystem and will make financial digital transactions primarily through mobile more secure and reliable, which will result in promotion of Digital India.
• A web/ mobile application and SMS based system will also be developed for effective handling of Unsolicited Commercial Communication (UCC) and also financial frauds being done through misuse of telecom resources.