According to a Reuters report, the Indian government is reviewing a proposal that would require smartphone makers to enable satellite-based location tracking on every phone sold, keeping it permanently active.

The plan comes from the telecommunications industry and has stirred strong objections from major smartphone companies, including Apple, Google, and Samsung.

Until now, Indian authorities have relied on cellular tower data to trace phones during investigations. That method gives only rough location estimates and can be off by several meters. But the telecom industry, represented by the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), argues that precision matters for criminal probes and other legal requirements.

The proposal requests that phone makers permanently activate satellite-

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