Indian Telecom Ministry has directed all smartphone makers to preinstall GoI application

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@Kaiju404 nowadays google is equally interested in securing play store. Even the play store lists that the app doesn't collect any data. Actually google scans many more apps regularly than Apple does. They also have play protect scanning apps continuously in the background for apps not installed from the play store.
 
Meity should look into this matter although I know it will probably be a laughing stock but hey
 
What everyone missed. It has been reported only in TechCrunch for now.

Alongside pushing the Sanchar Saathi app, the telecom ministry is piloting an application program interface — or API — that would allow recommerce and trade-in platforms to upload customer identities and device details directly to the government, two people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The move would mark a significant step toward creating a nationwide record of smartphones in circulation.

“It’s a troubling move to begin with,” said Prateek Waghre, head of programs and partnerships of Toronto-based nonprofit policy lab Tech Global Institute, told TechCrunch. “You’re essentially looking at the potential for every single device being ‘databased’ in some form. And then what uses their database can be put to it at a later date, we don’t know.”

The Indian government has not yet detailed how the collected data will be stored, who will have access to it, or what safeguards will apply as the system expands. Digital rights groups say the sheer scale of India’s smartphone base — estimated at some 700 million devices — means even administrative changes can have outsized consequences, potentially setting precedents that other governments may study or replicate.

The planned API also raises concerns for recommerce firms, which could face liability if sensitive customer information is mishandled.
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India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation | TechCrunch

The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.
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After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones | TechCrunch

On Wednesday, the Indian telecom ministry said Sanchar Saathi, an anti-theft and cybersecurity protection app, would remain voluntary, and that smartphone makers would no longer be required to preload it on devices they sell.
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While Sanchaar Saathi might have been rolled back, the API will continue to be developed.
 
@reddevil08 they are doing plenty about it's awareness by spamming with multiple sms every other day.
It can work perfectly as a website, no need to push every possible feature into an app.

They can periodically send message with list of numbers connected to your id and if there is any unknown number people can report by sms or website. And again message whenever a new number is alloted to your id.
For suspicious reported number require rekyc.

I think both Android and Apple now have default app system to lock your phone if stolen. Apple sure does. If that doesn't deter thieves from stealing it, then how any third party app can do the same. Their intentions doesn't feel right.
 
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