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Government of India debunks Reuters claim on forcing smartphone makers to share source code, calls report fake

OpIndia Staff -
PIB Fact Check said no regulation has been finalised, stressing that MeitY is only holding routine stakeholder consultations on mobile security standards and that any framework, if proposed, will follow due process and industry engagement.
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Smartphone makers directed to pre-install Sanchar Saathi: Here’s why the government wants it to be a must-have app on every phone

Jinit Jain -
Through Sanchar Saathi app, the Centre aims to help mobile users protect themselves against fraud, phone theft, fake SIMs and unauthorised mobile-connections.
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Tezpur University in Assam develops low-cost device based on smartphone to detect Tuberculosis, files patent application

OpIndia Staff -
A team of researchers from Tezpur University have developed an affordable and portable device to detect Tuberculosis (TB) using a smartphone.
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‘Deliberate disinformation’: Govt of India denies Reuters’ report claiming new ‘security testing for smartphones’ and ‘crackdown on pre-installed apps’

OpIndia Staff -
Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar debunked a Reuters report suggesting that the Govt of India was planning new security testing for smartphones
News Reports

What will Elon Musk do if Twitter is banned by Google and Apple? Launch his own smartphone? Read what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Elon Musk hinted launching his own smartphone, operating system in the 'unlikely' event that Google, Apple Inc. remove Twitter
News Reports

Noida thieves snatch the phone of ‘child activist’ Licipriya Kangujam while she was telling people not to burst crackers on Diwali

OpIndia Staff -
Licypriya Kangujam's smartphone was snatched in Noida when she was giving advice against bursting crackers on Diwali.
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ED seizes Rs 5,551 crore of Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi India under FEMA for alleged forex violations

OpIndia Staff -
ED, which initiated the investigation in connection with illegal remittances made by the company in February, seized the amount from the company's bank account.

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