(Rio de Janeiro) It was announced at the Rio Web Summit that an API for customer location validation would be available on the market. In practice, banks and financial companies can confirm their access to the financing application by sending the request over-the-air to the customer. Implementation will take place at the end of April, according to executives. The idea of the API is not entirely new, but it has just been provided by a company of Mexican origin which has details on how it works.
The company participates in the event and promotes an international initiative Open Gateway, in which certain telecommunications operators move to be registered in a uniform form. They also transform the product into a marketed product. More than 40 companies from around the world are participating in the initiative.
How API Device Location Works
Director of data analysis Ageu Dantas explained that the company requesting the data was unable to pinpoint the exact location of the customer. Moreover, a bench can, for example, consult a database in the following format: “The client Thássius has arrived in Rio de Janeiro. Is it me? From now on, the Claro system uses antenna triangulation information to determine the location of the smartphone. In the sequence, respond to consult as “if” or “no”.
How to guarantee consumer confidentiality? Claro was said to use cryptography to “blind” customer information. We also say that the API has passed control stages and complied with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD). On the other hand, the client must obtain consent, but the executive does not go into the details of this transaction.
Claro at the Web Summit in Rio
He clearly participated in the Web Summit in Rio, Brazil's main innovation and technology event. The company announces that startups can request free access to APIs. Will be necessary take various requirements. Starting today, startups will get their months of free API consultations.
