The push comes as India seeks greater regulatory control over global tech companies. The initiative would require manufacturers to include the government’s GOV.in app store and related apps like BHIM, DigiLocker, VoterID on smartphones sold from India.

Beyond pre-installation, they also requested that their apps be available for download outside the company’s app stores from third-party sources without triggering “untrusted source” warnings.

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    19 hours ago

    This is accomplished by installing spyware directly onto the device, part of a program called DROPOUTJEEP.

    So, not a backdoor?