In Kazakhstan, official calls from companies and organizations will soon be
marked with a special label. This will help citizens easily distinguish them
from suspicious and fraudulent calls, El.kz reports.
This provision is included in legislative amendments currently being reviewed by
the Mazhilis (the lower house of Parliament).
Deputy PM and Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital
Development Zhaslan Madiyev stated that the labeling is being introduced
specifically to protect the public from telephone fraud.
Subscribers will now be able to see immediately that a call is coming from a
legitimate company rather than an unknown number. This is expected to
significantly reduce the number of successful scam attempts.
The changes are part of a major bill focused on the development of
telecommunications and the fight against illegal activities on communication
networks.
