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In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair breaks down the controversy around the Sanchar Saathi app. In a secret memo last week, the Modi government ordered all mobile companies to pre-install the app on new phones and push it through security updates for existing users. The government claims it will help prevent cyber fraud. But the opposition and experts call it a major privacy breach.

After massive outrage, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified today that the app can be uninstalled if users don’t want it.

Sujit Nair asks the key question: Is Sanchar Saathi truly for protection or a step towards surveillance?

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