Dec. 2 (UPI) --The government of India launched a tracking app to be "preinstalled on all mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India," prompting privacy concerns throughout the country.
The government said the rules were needed to prevent theft and other crime. Its opponents and privacy activists regard the app as a tool of mass surveillance. By Alex Travelli and Pragati K.B.
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In the past year, around 210 phones were stolen in a day in the national capital. Just over 10% of these are recovered.