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India revokes order to preload cyber security app on smartphones

By Aditya Kalra and Munsif Vengattil

Dec 4 2025 6:20AM

After outcry.

India revokes order to preload cyber security app on smartphones

India's government scrapped an order to smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber security app on all new devices after an outcry from politicians, privacy advocates and global tech companies over surveillance fears. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government had privately told companies ...

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