Mobile users in India can delete the Sanchar Saathi app from their smartphones, clarifies Minister Jyothiraditya Scindia.

India makes it mandatory for all new smartphones to include a pre-installed cybersecurity app, Sanchar Saathi.

Sanchar Saathi now forced on every new phone & can’t be deleted 😱
It grabs:
• Your exact location
• Call & SMS logs
• Contacts
• Camera & mic access
• IMEI + device ID

All data goes straight to govt servers with zero independent audit.
One quiet update and it can read WhatsApp, track apps, or flag “suspicious” activity.

No public discussion, no opt-out, no end date.

Apple might fight, but Android users? Already locked in.
From “find my lost phone” to permanent government tracker in your pocket.
This isn’t safety. This is surveillance by default.
India just became the world’s biggest forced-spying experiment. 👁️‍🗨️🔴