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Nivedita Dash December 3, 2025 4:54 PM IST
The Modi government has withdrawn the November 28 order that had asked smartphone companies to sell phones with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed.
Kumar Utkarsh December 3, 2025 12:01 PM IST
The government clarifies that the Sanchar Saathi app only accesses user-reported spam numbers, aiming to ease rising privacy concerns. However, experts and opposition parties remain sceptical about potential data access and surveillance risks.
Saanchi Gupta December 3, 2025 11:36 AM IST
Apple has refused to follow the telecommunications' order of pre-installing the Sanchar Saathi application. Scroll down to see the whole story.
Kumar Utkarsh December 2, 2025 4:35 PM IST
Amid rising privacy concerns, BJP MP Sambit Patra clarifies that the Sanchar Saathi app cannot read messages or access private data, defending the government's mandate for pre-installation on all smartphones.
Kumar Utkarsh December 2, 2025 1:43 PM IST
The Sanchar Saathi mandate sparks a nationwide debate as the government orders all smartphone makers to pre-install the app, raising concerns over privacy, user consent, digital surveillance, and cybersecurity.
Analiza Pathak December 2, 2025 10:46 AM IST
Sanchar Saathi is a digital safety program created by the central government. It offers several useful services for phone users through both a mobile app and a website.
Joy Pillai December 2, 2025 12:51 PM IST
Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday clarified that users could delete the Sanchar Saathi app if they want to and its not mandatory.
Gazi Abbas Shahid December 1, 2025 11:56 PM IST
Sanchar Saathi is the telecom department's official app to report a range of cyber/electronics-related frauds.
Kumar Utkarsh December 1, 2025 6:24 PM IST
India has mandated the pre-installation of its Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on all new smartphones. The move aims to curb fraud, track stolen devices and reshape the country's digital safety ecosystem.
Anirudha Yerunkar March 5, 2024 2:40 PM IST
"With Digital Intelligence Platform and Chakshu, we think the pace at which we were able to detect and prevent cyber frauds will significantly improve further," says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
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