MUMBAI: Now that the sound and fury around the Sanchar Saathi app has died, it’s time to look at the debris. What happened? What was it about? There’s a history to this. Every technology controversy ...

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A controversy erupted last week over the Centre directing smartphone-makers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app, with the Opposition alleging that it could be used to spy on citizens. The order has ...

Sanchar Saathi’s mission can be called noble, but watchdogs argue that the app’s deep integration could turn into a full-fledged surveillance tool The revocation of the mandate by the government may ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

The Sanchar Saathi app has become one of the most talked-about apps in India’s tech and telecom space currently. Although the government claims it as a security tool to protect users from fraud and ...

India’s government plans to make location services permanently active on all smartphones through a telecom industry proposal, news agency Reuters reported, which has faced strong resistance from major ...

After massive backlash from privacy advocates, cybersecurity experts and the opposition, the Centre announced it would be withdrawing the mandate for the pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi. In a ...

How many mobile connections are currently active in your name and linked to your identity documents, and could any of them be in the hands of fraudsters? If you are unsure, the Sanchar Saathi app from ...

New Delhi: The government on Wednesday withdrew the order mandating pre-installation of cyber security app Sanchar Saathi on smartphones by manufacturers. The Department of Telecom said that it is ...

The recent debacle on the Sanchar Saathi app has raised questions about mass user privacy as well as state-backed surveillance. The smartphone, which emerged as a symbol of personal freedom and global ...