After severe backlash on the Sanchar Saathi app from digital rights groups, opposition parties and concerned citizens, the government has revoked the order to make it mandatory for all new smartphones ...

The government on Wednesday rolled back an order mandating pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on smartphones sold in the country. The order to manufacturers - including American ...

The Sanchar Saathi app cannot snoop or access private data, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said He also indicated the government will roll back an order mandating its pre-installation on ...

The Ministry of Communications has decided that smartphone makers in India will not be asked to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on handsets. Officials said the change reflects strong voluntary ...

Congress and other Opposition leaders accused the government of attempting “brazen snooping”, while digital rights groups said enforced embedding violated user consent and created potential for misuse ...

The government's cyber security and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, saw a tenfold surge in downloads on Tuesday, jumping from an average of around 60,000 per day to nearly 6 lakh, DoT sources said on ...

According to official data, 1.5 crore people have already downloaded the app even before the order was issued.

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said snooping is neither possible nor will it happen with the Sanchar Saathi safety app, amid a row over his ministry's order asking ...

Lucknow: A day after comparing govt's move to pre-install Sanchar Saathi App in every new phone being sold in the market with surveillance practices in North Korea under Kim Jong Un's regime, ...