India Reviews Telecom Industry Proposal For Always-On Satellite Location Tracking

India is weighing a proposal to mandate always-on satellite tracking in smartphones for precise government surveillance — an idea strongly opposed by Apple, Google, Samsung, and industry groups. Reuters reports: For years, the [Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s] administration has been concerned its agencies do not get precise locations when legal requests are made to telecom firms during investigations. Under the current system, the firms are limited to using cellular tower…