The Indian government has ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-load the Sanchar Saathi app on newly manufactured or imported devices. The app requires extensive permissions like viewing call logs, reading and sending SMS, camera access, and altering device storage, all of which are pretty intrusive in nature. The government later clarified that users can delete the app if they do not want to use it, which seems to be in contradiction with the written directive. This has raised privacy concerns and a threat to freedom of speech as the app can act as a state surveillance tool for millions of Indians.The post India's New Sanchar Saathi' Surveillance Play: The Slow Death of Indian Privacy? appeared first on Techreport.