Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:40am on 02 Dec 2025,Tuesday Business
Apple refuses to comply with India's confidential order requiring smartphone manufacturers to preload the government's Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app within 90 days. The company will inform New Delhi it doesn't follow such mandates globally due to privacy and security concerns for its iOS ecosystem. The app, designed to track stolen phones and prevent misuse, must remain non-disableable and be pushed via software updates to existing devices. India's telecom ministry defends the measure as combating "serious endangerment" of cybersecurity, but opposition parties and privacy advocates criticize it as surveillance overreach targeting India's 730 million smartphones. Samsung and Xiaomi are reviewing the order, while Apple maintains it "can't do this. Period." (PC: Smartpix)
