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@TechDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones.

@AssociatedPress reports the order raises "concerns of data privacy and user consent in one of the largest handset markets in the world."

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India mandates pre-installation of government cyber safety app on all smartphones

India’s telecoms ministry has ordered smartphone manufacturers to install a government-run cybersecurity app on all new devices.
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@dcre@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

This is absolutely insane. If I want to use services as such to prevent theft and enable tracking I can. I do NOT feel comfortable having a govt. mandated and irremovable app on my phonr doing this.

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