India's proposed security testing rules to crack down on pre-installed apps in smartphones

India's proposed security testing rules to crack down on pre-installed apps in smartphones

FILE PHOTO: A woman uses a smartphone on a beach in Mumbai, India, January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas

India plans to force smartphone makers to allow removal of preinstalled apps and mandate screening of major operating system updates under proposed new security rules, according to two people and a government document seen by Reuters.