Microsoft is using blockchain to curb spam calls in India

If you thought blockchain was completely useless as a technology, Microsoft is out to prove you wrong. The technology giant has partnered with Tech Mahindra, a leading IT solutions provider, to tackle spam calls using blockchain technology in India, Hindustan Times reports. The solution is being built on Microsoft Azure Platform and will also utilize cloud services, although the exact technical or product map hasn’t been revealed yet. “The intersection of Cloud and Blockchain will ensure a new way of monitoring and enforcing compliance throughout the ecosystem,” Prashant Shukla, National Technology Officer of Microsoft India said at a press conference. “With…

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https://ift.tt/2PJMz6D Neer Varshney August 27, 2018 at 12:01PM