BSNL launches mobile
location tracking,
security service
security service
NEW DELHI: State-run
telecom operator BSNL today launched mobile security value added service that
will allow its customers to track location of their lost mobile phones,
remotely lock the device and erase data, among others.
BSNL is offering the
solution, Msecure, in association with Beyond Evolution.
"Through Msecure
solution user can remotely manage data contained in his or her lost mobile
handset," BSNL Director for Consumer Mobility Anupam Shrivastava said in a
statement.
The application will
also provides complete call log details of the lost mobile at pre-determined
intervals to emergency number feeded in the mobile.
Through the
application, user will be able to remotely lock device, erase data and track
location of the lost device.
The application will
send the location details through SMS to the emergency number. The application
also allows a user to remotely raise an alarm on the lost or misplaced device.
"Security of
mobile handsets has become a cause for concern owing to important data stored
in it. Loss or theft may leads to unauthorised access and possible misuse of
such data," BSNL said.
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