india against spam

India Against SpamA social initiative against mobile spam

Problem• Mobile revolution in India led to sharp decline in cost of SMS/Call

• It makes sense to advertise on mobile.

• Spam SMS and calls.

• Gross infringement of customer’s privacy.

Solution(by TRAI)• All tele-marketeers should register with TRAI.

• Customers can register for DND(Do Not Disturb).

• If even after registering, they get spam, they can file a complaint by:• Noting down details – date, time, content, etc.• Create a SMS with a very complex format.• Send to 1909

Problem with solution• Too much effort.

• The format is too complex. Almost impossible to get the format correct while typing.

• Each operator has his own implementation of operator.

My solution

India Against Spam(An Android app - Download)

Features• Free.

• No ads.

• Single tap reporting of spam SMS/Call.

• Automatically identifies operator/circle and applies the correct format according to your operator.

• Registering for DND directly from app.

DEMO

Auto-identification

Single tap to report

Confirmation

Registering for DND

Settings

Some reviews• “Exceptional application I'm willing to pay for this app. The creator has

done a huge contribution to society by creating this application.” – Raj Shekharan

• “Excellent App. 5 Stars. Would give more if i had ! Excellent app, very well thought and easy to use. I have been using for last 3 months and find it so good. Not only helps reporting spam easy, also makes deleting junk SMS so easy.” – Shailesh Mishra

• “Awesome Very handy app. I got many confirmations from Airtel that unregistered numbers sending SMS and making calls have been disconnected.” – Chetan B

• “Excelent! I give 5/5 for such a great thought. Every indian android user has to have this app.” – Pratap Singh

Appeal• A spammer is fined for each offence and disconnected after 6th

offence.

• Which means, more people report, more chances of spammer going out of business.

• 4000 current users. 4.74/5.00 rating.

• Need many more to reach critical mass.

• Have the potential to eradicate mobile spam from India. For good.