India says users may delete mandatory state-owned ‘security’ app

Following pushback from a mandate requiring phones in India to come pre-installed with a state-owned, undeletable app, the government is now saying that the app may be deleted if users choose to do so.

The move, however, is unlikely to change Apple’s refusal to comply with the order. Here are the details.

India says its ‘duty’ is to introduce the app, but users can choose whether to keep it installed

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