Better sense prevailed as after much criticism and protests, in a rare display of common sense, the government scrapped its earlier directive to smartphone manufacturers to mandatorily pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all new mobile handsets. The move came after international companies, such as Apple and Google, refused to comply with the notification. The notification issued by the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) a few days ago mandated pre-installation of the app in all the new smartphones with the directive that the app could not be uninstalled or its core functionality could not be disabled, making it a threat to privacy, as the app’s permissions are highly intrusive.

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