India requires government cyber safety app on all smartphones
News Source : Associated Press
News Summary
- India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices.
- The order raises concerns of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest handset markets in the world.
- The “Sanchar Saathi” app was designed to let users block and track lost or stolen phones and to identify and shut down fraudulent mobile connections.
- Since its launch, it has drawn more than 5 million downloads and helped recover more than 700,000 lost devices.
NEW DELHI (AP) Indias telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a governmentrun cybersecurity app on all new devices, according to a government order, raising concerns o [+2301 chars]
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