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 ...

Directive affects Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo, Xiaomi Government says app combats cyber security threats Industry concerned over lack of prior consultation India has more than 1.2 billion telecom users ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DOT) on Monday issued directions mandating that the Sanchar Saathi app be pre-installed on all phones manufactured or imported for use in India. The aim is to ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday (December 1, 2025) ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices sold from March 2026, and to make sure ...

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Samsung is under scrutiny after reports claimed its Galaxy A, M, and F series phones include an Israeli-developed pre-installed app, AppCloud, that cannot be removed and behaves like spyware.

A recent unanticipated Android spyware hack, with the potential to weaken a handful of Samsung Galaxy mobile phone models, has left people concerned for their data privacy. This particular LANDFALL ...