New Delhi: The Indian government has started to trial a new caller identification system named CNAP (Calling Name Presentation) to add greater transparency to the mobile calls within the country. The feature shows the name of the caller associated with Aadhaar on the screen, despite there being a different name stored in the phone of the recipient on the number. The feature is perceived as a direct competitor to third-party caller ID apps such as Truecaller, which is an official network-wide solution to unknown number identification.

Early testers have already been shown CNAP pop-ups when making incoming calls, and this raises some questions regarding how the system operates and how this affects the privacy of users. Telecom operators are doing trial phases, and the Department of Telecom

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