"Misleading": Centre Fact-Checks Report On Crackdown On Pre-Installed Apps
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Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said it is focused on ramping up electronics manufacturing in the country.
The government has debunked a news report claiming that it plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of pre-installed apps and mandate screening of major updates under the new security rules. This story is plain wrong - there is no "security testing" or "crackdown" as story suggests.Story is based on lack of understanding perhaps n unfettered creative imagination that is based an ongoing consultation process btwn Ministry n Industry on mobile https://t.co/V0G1RRZLJP… https://t.co/aoQjJEr7Ed A report by @Reuters claims 'India plans new security testing for smartphones, a crackdown on pre-installed apps.'#PIBFactCheck▶️This report is misleading▶️As explained by the Union Minister @Rajeev_GoI ongoing consultation on mobile security guidelines is misrepresented https://t.co/SSLo3BwLUkpic.twitter.com/KvSTM7vPno
A Reuters report, titled 'India plans new security testing for smartphones, crackdown on pre-installed apps', had said that the proposed rules, if implemented, could extend launch timelines in the world's second-largest smartphone market.
The report said that the IT ministry is considering these rules amid concerns about spying and abuse of user data and attributed the information to an unnamed senior government official.
"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 report quoted the official as saying.
