The proposed new rules are meant to address concerns about spying and the abuse of user data. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW DELHI – India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters.
“Pre-installed apps can be a weak security point and we want to ensure no foreign nations, including China, are exploiting it. It’s a matter of national security,” the official added. Currently, most smartphones come with pre-installed apps that cannot be deleted, such as Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s app store GetApps, Samsung’s payment app Samsung Pay Mini and iPhone maker Apple’s browser Safari.
“Majority of smartphones used in India are having pre-installed apps or bloatware which poses serious privacy and information security issues,” stated a confidential government record of an IT ministry meeting dated Feb 8, seen by Reuters.
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