The reversal comes just 48 hours after reports surfaced that Apple refused to comply with the order to preload the government ...

The directive led to widespread criticism and concerns of violation of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest ...

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain ...

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones ...

India’s government retreated less than a week after sending a private order to smartphone manufacturers instructing them to ...

SRINAGAR: The Indian government withdrew its order on Wednesday, mandating the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi ...

India will no longer require smartphone makers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi "security" app. After blowback from Apple, Samsung and opposition leaders, the Modi government issued a statement saying ...

The saga of a mandatory government security app which Apple and Google had to preinstall on their phones didn’t ...

Following pushback from a mandate requiring phones in India to come pre-installed with a state-owned, undeletable app, the government is now saying that the app may be deleted if users choose to do so ...

India has reversed course on its plan to require smartphone makers to pre-install its Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on new devices, following resistance from major vendors and concerns from digital ...

After facing backlash, the Centre has withdrawn its mandate asking smartphone makers to pre-load the Sanchar Saathi app on ...

Mobile phone industry body ICEA on Wednesday said it supports cybersecurity initiatives, emphasising that such measures are most effective when they avoid mandatory obligations and instead encourage ...