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

The government said the rules were needed to prevent theft and other crime. Its opponents and privacy activists regard the ...

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

India has scrapped an order making it mandatory for smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on new phones ...

India’s government retreated less than a week after sending a private order to smartphone manufacturers instructing them to ...

NEW DELHI, Dec 3 (Reuters) - India's government scrapped an order to smartphone makers on Wednesday to preload a state-run ...

India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security ...

The Indian government on Wednesday reversed an order that required all new mobile phones to have a tracking app after ...

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

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 move, however, is unlikely to change Apple’s refusal to comply with the recent pre-install order. Here are the details.