"The Aadhaar app contains the Aadhaar card details of an Indian resident, including a 12-digit unique identification number, birth date, residential address, and is tied to the individual's fingerprints and iris scans."
"Smartphone makers raised security and safety concerns about this proposal to pre-load the Aadhaar app, as UIDAI and the Indian government have been in hot water multiple times in the past over security breaches and data leaks."
"Moreover, pre-loading the Aadhaar app on smartphones would increase production costs for phone makers, as they would need to run separate manufacturing lines for India and the markets to which they export their smartphones."
The Unique Identification Authority of India proposed requiring smartphone makers to pre-install the Aadhaar app, which contains sensitive personal information. The Indian government has since dropped this proposal after smartphone brands raised security and cost concerns. The Aadhaar app is linked to a unique identification number and biometric data. The IT ministry consulted with industry stakeholders and decided against mandating the app's pre-installation, citing unspecified reasons. This was the sixth request for pre-installation of state-owned apps in two years, highlighting ongoing tensions between the government and smartphone manufacturers.
Read at GSMArena.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]