Apple is not planning to comply with an order from the Indian government directing phone manufacturers to preload a state-backed cybersecurity app, according to Reuters.

Industry sources tell Reuters that Apple plans to tell India’s government that they don’t comply with requests like this due to privacy and security concerns. However, Apple won’t go to court or “take a public stand” over the order. At the time of writing, iPhones make up just nine percent of India’s smartphone market, behind Vivo, Oppo, and Samsung, which were also directed to preload the state-backed app on their devices.

The app in question, Sanchar Saathi or “Communication Partner,” can be used to track and block lost or stolen phones using their IMEI. It’s currently available in the App Store and Google Play Store,

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