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Podcast: The Morning Brief
Episode: Explaining the Govt’s U-Turn on its Sanchar Saathi App
Description: India's government ordered every smartphone to pre-install its Sanchaar Saathi cybersecurity app then quietly withdrew the mandate within weeks after Apple and privacy experts cried foul. But the real story isn't the U-turn. It's what this episode exposes: India's surveillance laws are 30 years old, written for phone tapping, not the digital age. The government can access your personal data without consent, without oversight, without accountability. While the app mandate failed because Apple had power to push back, most Indians don't. This episode unpacks the regulatory overreach, the privacy concerns, and why outdated laws give authorities a blank check over...