The Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app – at the centre of a row after the government mandated its installation on all smartphones sold in the country – cannot be used to ‘snoop’ on people or access private data, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia told Parliament Wednesday.
The Government of India-backed app can also be deleted if the user wishes or not activated, Scindia said in attempts to pacify opposition MPs red-flagging potential ‘spying’ by the centre.
"Snooping is neither possible nor will it happen with the Sanchar Saathi safety app," Scindia said in the Lok Sabha, "And I can delete it like any other app… as every citizen has this right in a democracy. We took this step (ordering the app to be pre-installed) to make it accessible to all."
"The success of the app is based on public participation. But now, based on feedback from the public, we are ready to bring a change in the order," the Bharatiya Janata Party leader said.
Scindia’s comments in the House this afternoon were repeats of an X post Tuesday.
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