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 removing the ...

The central government has withdrawn its earlier directive that required all mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices. In a statement ...

The DoT mandated pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all new smartphones to curb cyber fraud, mobile theft, and IMEI cloning. The government firmly states the app is not a surveillance tool ...

The government has decided to not make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers. The Ministry of Communications has said that the intent was to provide access to cyber security to all ...

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 ...

Union Minister of State for Communications, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, on Thursday reiterated the government's stance on the 'Sanchar Saathi' app on mobile handsets, noting that the app is to prevent ...

Noting that cyber attacks are quite sophisticated, the MoS said the Sanchar Saathi app will prevent cyber fraud of "all the vulnerable people, because the goal of the app is to take the information ...

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia on Tuesday slammed the Modi govt for its move to "forcibly" install the Sanchar Saathi app on every mobile phone in ...

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Sanchar Saathi app icon and Indian flag appear on smartphone in this illustration taken December 2, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The government's cyber security and safety app Sanchar Saathi ...

Union Communications Minister on Wednesday firmly rejected allegations that the government-backed Sanchar Saathi app could be used for snooping on citizens. Speaking during Question Hour in the Lok ...

Government clarifies users can uninstall the Sanchar Saathi app, despite mandatory pre-installation for manufacturers. Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia assured the app protects against ...