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

The government’s cyber security and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, that courted controversy after the Department of Telecom’s (DoT’s) directive to pre-install the app in mobile handsets of Indians, has ...

The Indian government has dropped an order for a state-run cybersecurity app to be preloaded on all new smartphones. The rare policy reversal came amid criticism from politicians, privacy advocates ...

The Indian government had previously given smartphone makers 90 days to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on all new phones. They were also required to deliver it to existing devices via software ...

The Sanchar Saathi app would have been mandatory on all smartphones. The Sanchar Saathi app would have been mandatory on all smartphones. is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie ...

Smartphone makers Apple and Google — which own the two most popular operating systems iOS and Android, respectively — are planning to push back on the government directive to mandatorily pre-install ...

India’s telecoms ministry has rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices.

India's mandate requiring smartphone makers to preload a state-owned cyber safety app on all new devices has triggered a political firestorm, fanning fears of government snooping in the world's most ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The Indian government has backpedalled on the mandatory installation of a state-run cyber security app in one ...