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

• Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued notices to six e-commerce platforms for listing Anti-Drone Systems, Drone Jammers and GPS Jammers — restricted wireless transmitting devices — in violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and telecom/trade-control laws.
• Tests intersection of consumer-rights enforcement, telecom licensing regime, dual-use technology control and e-commerce regulation — high salience for GS-II (governance) and GS-III (S&T, internal security).