After intense backlash, India pulls mandate to pre-install government app on smartphones

Jagmeet Singh / 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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