Sanchar Saathi app can be deleted: Centre’s clarification fails to quell snoop concern

The Centre on Tuesday said users would be able to uninstall state-run cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi from mobiles, but the clarification failed to placate experts and Opposition leaders who cited a government missive to smartphone makers to ensure it could not be “disabled or restricted”.

The app, launched in January, can be used to block lost/ stolen mobiles, check the number of mobile connections issued in your name, verify the genuineness of a handset and report incoming international calls from Indian numbers.