India's government, amid an uproar over privacy, has revoked an order quietly issued to smartphone makers to pre-install a ...

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

India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new ...

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to preload a state-run cybersecurity ...

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

In a move to boost India’s cybersecurity, the telecom ministry has told smartphone companies to pre-install a ...

Communications minister says use of state-run cyber security app is ‘completely voluntary’ following public outcry ...

Since its release, the app has helped recover over 700,000 lost phones and locked down more than 3.7 million stolen or lost ...

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

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.” ...

The Indian government issued a mandate that intends to force smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung to preinstall a ...