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India Drops Mandatory Aadhaar App Proposal After Public Pushback
India has withdrawn its proposal to mandate the national ID app, Aadhaar, on all smartphones. This decision comes after significant public pushback against the plan.
17 Apr, 13:42 — 17 Apr, 15:57
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DawnMostly Factual121d ago
India drops proposal to mandate national ID app on smartphones after pushback
India’s government has decided not to go ahead with a proposal to require Apple, Samsung and others to pre-install the country’s biometric identification app Aadhaar on phones, a move that had been opposed by the smartphone giants, a state body said on Friday. It was reported last month that the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the state body that operates Aadhaar, had asked the IT ministry in January to engage with Apple, Google and other leading smartphone makers to conside...
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