The decision came after widespread criticism, with opponents arguing that mandatory pre-installation could enable unchecked state surveillance and infringe on consumer choice. The government ...

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

NEW DELHI, Dec 4: India has reversed its recent directive requiring smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a ...

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 ...

Basically, the Indian government wants this app on your phone right now. To protect you from scams, of course.

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 ...