Read on to know what all permissions the Sanchar Saathi needs on a person's smartphone, and what its implications exactly are ...

Securing cellphones

The DoT mandates pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on phones to combat IMEI fraud, raising privacy concerns and ...
There is a lot of talk about Sanchar Saathi nowadays but how useful is the app? Well in some cases it can be pretty handy.
The download was quick, and the app opened with a language-selection screen offering 23 Indian languages like English, Hindi, ...
The Sanchar Saathi mandate aims to boost telecom security, but concerns over privacy, legality, and potential misuse continue ...
A single unexpected message from an old or unused number can reveal that someone may have used a SIM card issued in your name ...
The central government’s decision to make the Sanchar Saathi app mandatory on every smartphone in India has started a major ...
To safeguard the citizens from buying the non-genuine handsets, enabling easy reporting of suspected misuse of telecom resources and to increase the effectiveness of the Sanchar Saathi initiative, the ...
The Indian government issued a mandate that intends to force smartphone companies like Apple and Samsung to preinstall a ...
Grey-market traders say they have received no communication, despite holding billions of taka in unsold handsets. Several ...
India's mandate requiring smartphone makers to preload a state-owned cyber safety app on all new devices has triggered a ...
Police recover 100+ stolen iPhones, a $12M "zombie" fraud scheme is busted, and an AirTag leads cops to stolen equipment.