DoT says Sanchar Saathi app not a surveillance tool, to come pre-installed on all new phones
The Centre has moved to tighten mobile-security norms across the country, directing smartphone manufacturers to ship every new device with the government’s Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has said the measure is aimed at tackling mobile theft, IMEI cloning and rising cyber fraud, but stressed that the app is not a…