The Union government’s directions to smartphone makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones have ignited a political storm, with several Opposition leaders branding the move ‘dystopian’ and accusing the Centre of creating a tool for ‘snooping’ on citizens.
class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/news/india/if-you-don-t-want-jyotiraditya-scindia-says-sanchar-saathi-app-is-optional-amid-strong-opposition-protests-11764659707854.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Jyotiraditya Scindia”>Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister for Communications, however, clarified on Tuesday that installing the ‘fraud reporting’ app on all devices would be optional and can be deleted by users.
