The government cyber security app that smartphone manufacturers have been asked to mandatorily preload on all devices cannot be used for snooping, said Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday.

“Snooping is neither possible nor will it happen through this [Sanchar Saathi] app,” Scindia told Parliament, adding that the platform is meant to protect users against cyber frauds.

The Union government on Friday directed manufacturers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app in new phones and to add the application to devices that have already been sold through a software update within three months.

Users will not be able to disable the app, the Ministry of Communications said in a press release on Monday.

After Opposition leaders and technology policy experts ex

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