CCPA Issues Notices to Six E-Commerce Platforms for Listing Restricted Drone & GPS Jammers in Violation of Consumer Protection Laws

India, Feb. 20 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to six e-commerce platforms for listing and offering for sale restricted wireless transmitting devices such as"Anti-Drone Systems", "Drone Jammers" and "GPS Jammers",in an alleged violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and other applicable telecom and trade control laws.

These six e-commerce entities are as follows:

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) observed that these devices were being listed online:

The CCPA has directed the concerned entities to furnish detailed information,including:

Drone jammers and signal jamming equipment areregulated under theIndian Telegraph Act, 1885 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1933, and are subj...