US EditionIndia drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
The IT ministry dropped the plan after industry opposition, with smartphone makers warning of security, compatibility and cost concerns.
- India's government has decided not to mandate pre-installation of the biometric identification app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback from tech giants like Apple and Samsung.
- The move was opposed by smartphone makers who flagged concerns over device security, compatibility and higher production costs for separate manufacturing lines.
- The government's decision shows constraints on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's digital push as India courts firms to expand its role as a global smartphone hub.
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India drops proposal to mandate national ID app Aadhaar on smartphones after pushback
India's government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple , Samsung and others to pre-install the country's biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a state body said on Friday, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants.
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app on smartphones after pushback
India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants, a state body said on Friday. It was reported last month that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the state body that operates Aadhaar, had asked the IT ministry in January to engage with Apple, Googl…
Centre Drops Aadhaar App Pre-installation Mandate for Smartphones - discountwalas
Now the Indian government has officially reversed a controversial tech proposal. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is no longer pursuing the mandatory pre-installation of the Aadhaar app on smartphones. Therefore, global tech giants like Apple and Samsung have secured a major legislative victory. This decision follows weeks of intense debate and industry pushback. Specifically, the UIDAI confirmed that the IT ministr…
India is reversing a project that would have forced Apple and several Android smartphone manufacturers to preinstall Aadhaar, its biometric application on all smartphones sold in the country. This withdrawal avoids an additional industrial constraint and marks a halt, at least temporary, to a new attempt to frame the application. India [...] Read more... Follow iPhoneAddict.fr on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter Don't forget to download our fr…
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