Look who’s calling? In the digital age, Indians need a ‘right to know the contactor’

Cybersecurity is a competition of capabilities between criminals and law enforcement, attackers and defenders, deception and detection. While a small minority possess the digital literacy to recognise sophisticated scams, millions of ordinary users do not Written by: Pawan Kumar 4 min readJul 31, 2026 06:07 PM IST First published on: Jul 31, 2026 at 06:06 PM IST Whenever we approach a person, organisation, or the public, we normally introduce ourselves. We tell others who we are before asking for their attention, trust, money, or cooperation. This simple social convention is one of the foundations of civilised society. Yet, every day, billions of people receive phone calls, emails, text messages, social media invitations, advertisements, business offers, investment opportunities, and count