Apple among big tech companies reportedly refusing to install Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on their devices

BENGALURU: India’s telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cybersecurity app that cannot be deleted, a government…

Directive gives companies 90 days to ensure Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones.

Critics voice concern as government says its Sanchar Saathi app combats cybersecurity threats for 1.2bn telecom users

India wants all smartphone makers to pre-install new devices with a state-owned cyber security app.

NEW DELHI: Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources…

Phonemakers have been ordered to pre-install the Indian government’s “Sanchar Saathi” cyber safety app on all new devices and ensure it cannot be “disabled or restricted.”

Apple among big tech companies reportedly refusing to install Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on their devices

Apple will refuse to preload state-run “snooping” app on iPhones, report says.

NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition party said on Wednesday that a government plan to preload a state-run app on smartphones violates the privacy of users and the government needed…

The order to make the registration mandatory had led to a major backlash from several cyber experts.

Il governo indiano ha cancellato l’ordine, emesso appena due giorni fa, che obbligava le aziende produttrici di telefoni a installare su tutti i nuovi smartphone venduti nel paese…

Privacy concerns lead India to rescind order demanding pre-installed cybersecurity app on all new mobile devices.

Tech companies including Apple and Google made it clear they would not comply due to privacy concerns

The Indian government asked phone manufacturers to preload a state-run cybersecurity app with no option to disable it, drawing a public backlash.